Recent Advances in Magnetic Nanoparticles-Assisted Microfluidic Bioanalysis

Recent Advances in Magnetic Microfluidic Biosensors

The development of portable biosening devices for the detection of biological entities such as biomolecules, pathogens, and cells has become extremely significant over the past years. Scientific research, driven by the promise for miniaturization and integration of complex laboratory equipment on inexpensive, reliable, and accurate devices, has successfully shifted several analytical and diagno...

Recent Advances in Discotic Liquid Crystal-Assisted Nanoparticles

This article primarily summarizes recent advancement in the field of discotic liquid crystal (DLC) nanocomposites. Discotic liquid crystals are nanostructured materials, usually 2 to 6 nm size and have been recognized as organic semiconducting materials. Recently, it has been observed that the dispersion of small concentration of various functionalized zero-, one- and two-dimensional nanomateri...

Magnetic nanoparticles: recent advances in synthesis, self-assembly and applications

A Review of Recent Advances in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as a Magnetic Agent in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Aims In recent years, iron oxide nanoparticles have shown incredible possibilities in biomedical applications due to their non-toxic function in biological systems. Furthermore, these nanoparticles have multifunctional applications, such as antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer effects in medicine due to their magnetic properties.  Methods & Materials In this article, 49 articles related t...

Recent advances in microfluidic cell separations.

The isolation and sorting of cells has become an increasingly important step in chemical and biological analyses. As a unit operation in more complex analyses, isolating a phenotypically pure cell population from a heterogeneous sample presents unique challenges. Microfluidic systems are ideal platforms for performing cell separations, enabling integration with other techniques and enhancing tr...