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Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Thomas Moragues
ETH Zurich
2
Zhoulyu Rao
Pennsylvania State University
3
Nhlakanipho Mkhize
Oxfam
4
Wanghuai Xu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
5
Jiao Zhai
City University of Hong Kong
6
Jongpyo Jun
Chonnam National University
7
Qianqian Fu
Hangzhou Normal University
8
Xiaote Xu
City University of Hong Kong
9
Marcell Tibor Máthé
Eötvös Loránd University
10
Qingyu Ruan
Harbin Institute of Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Drug screening on digital microfluidics for cancer precision medicine
Nature Communications|2024
95 cit.
2
Liquid Piezoelectric Materials: Linear Electromechanical Effect in Fluid Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
49 cit.
3
Electrically activated ferroelectric nematic microrobots
Nature Communications|2024
23 cit.
4
Four-core fiber-based multi-tapered WaveFlex biosensor for rapid detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus using nanoparticles-enhanced probes
Optics Express|2024
22 cit.
5
Droplet‐Based Microfluidics Reveals Insights into Cross‐Coupling Mechanisms over Single‐Atom Heterogeneous Catalysts
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
13 cit.
6
Electrically responsive photonic crystals with highly sensitive response and low power consumption for color displays
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
13 cit.
7
Empowering single-cell analysis with emerging active microfluidic devices
Biomaterials|2025
8 cit.
8
Ultrathin rubbery bio-optoelectronic stimulators for untethered cardiac stimulation
Science Advances|2024
6 cit.
9
Reorientation of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals under out-of-plane electric and magnetic fields
Journal of Molecular Liquids|2025
6 cit.
10
Droplet‐Based EPR Spectroscopy for Real‐Time Monitoring of Liquid‐Phase Catalytic Reactions
Small Methods|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yanwei Jia
University of Macau
2
Hanbin Ma
Micron (United States)
3
Yaxiaer Yalikun
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
4
Steve C. C. Shih
Concordia University
5
Dongyue Jiang
Dalian Ocean University
6
Yuanhai Su
Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique
7
Lauren D. Zarzar
Pennsylvania State University
8
Bo‐Ru Yang
Sun Yat-sen University
9
Xueye Chen
Ludong University
10
Jiu‐an Lv
Westlake University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Bioinspired Liquid Crystalline Spinning Enables Scalable Fabrication of High‐Performing Fibrous Artificial Muscles
Advanced Materials|2023
177 cit.
2
Drug screening on digital microfluidics for cancer precision medicine
Nature Communications|2024
95 cit.
3
Intelligent control of nanoparticle synthesis on microfluidic chips with machine learning
NPG Asia Materials|2022
92 cit.
4
Passive microfluidic devices for cell separation
Biotechnology Advances|2024
85 cit.
5
Roles of thermal energy storage technology for carbon neutrality
Carbon Neutrality|2023
84 cit.
6
Orbital Electrowetting‐on‐Dielectric for Droplet Manipulation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Advanced Materials|2024
82 cit.
7
Bioinspired helical-artificial fibrous muscle structured tubular soft actuators
Science Advances|2023
80 cit.
8
High Sensitivity, Wide Linear‐Range Strain Sensor Based on MXene/AgNW Composite Film with Hierarchical Microcrack
Small|2023
75 cit.
9
Chemical design of self-propelled Janus droplets
Matter|2022
68 cit.
10
We the droplets: A constitutional approach to active and self-propelled emulsions
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science|2022
66 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
George M. Whitesides
Harvard University
2
David A. Weitz
Harvard University
3
Chang‐Jin Kim
California NanoSystems Institute
4
Aaron R. Wheeler
University of Toronto
5
Lei Jiang
Xiamen University
6
Richard B. Fair
Duke University
7
Howard A. Stone
Princeton University
8
Krishnendu Chakrabarty
Arizona State University
9
Tony Jun Huang
Duke University
10
Klavs F. Jensen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-Assembly at All Scales
Science|2002
7.4k cit.
2
Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Systems in Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Analytical Chemistry|1998
5.3k cit.
3
SOFT LITHOGRAPHY
Annual Review of Materials Science|1998
4.6k cit.
4
Engineering Flows in Small Devices: Microfluidics Toward a Lab-on-a-Chip
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics|2003
3.6k cit.
5
Chaotic Mixer for Microchannels
Science|2002
3.4k cit.
6
Patterned Paper as a Platform for Inexpensive, Low‐Volume, Portable Bioassays
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2007
2.8k cit.
7
Water-repellent legs of water striders
Nature|2004
2.6k cit.
8
Solvent Compatibility of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Microfluidic Devices
Analytical Chemistry|2003
2.6k cit.
9
Soft lithography for micro- and nanoscale patterning
Nature Protocols|2010
2.3k cit.
10
Spontaneous formation of ordered structures in thin films of metals supported on an elastomeric polymer
Nature|1998
2.3k cit.

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