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Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ingvill Pedersen Sæbø
Oslo University Hospital
2
Joseph Rufo
University of California, Santa Barbara
3
Liuhao Zhu
Southeast University
4
Jiao Zhai
City University of Hong Kong
5
Haotian Cha
Griffith University
6
Lizebona August Ambattu
RMIT University
7
Huichao Chai
Tsinghua University
8
Christine Poon
University Health Network
9
Ty Naquin
Duke University
10
Masindi Sekhwama
University of Cape Town

Papers

1
Drug screening on digital microfluidics for cancer precision medicine
Nature Communications|2024
95 cit.
2
Publication in Science Advances (2024) [74 citations, W4392581164]
Science Advances|2024
74 cit.
3
Publication in Advanced Materials (2024) [55 citations, W4390986217]
Advanced Materials|2024
55 cit.
4
High-yield and rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles by flocculation via orbital acoustic trapping: FLOAT
Microsystems & Nanoengineering|2024
34 cit.
5
High-efficient white blood cell separation from whole blood using cascaded inertial microfluidics
Talanta|2024
18 cit.
6
Leveraging dielectrophoresis in inertial flow for versatile manipulation of micro and nanoparticles
Lab on a Chip|2025
8 cit.
7
Publication in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (2024) [4 citations, W4400624079]
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical|2024
4 cit.
8
Rational design of synthetic antimicrobial peptides based on the Escherichia coli ShoB toxin
Scientific Reports|2025
4 cit.
9
Publication in Lab on a Chip (2024) [2 citations, W4405267269]
Lab on a Chip|2024
2 cit.
10
Teflon wet-on technology for single-cell isolation on digital microfluidic chips: Advancing genomic heterogeneity analysis in cancer research
Talanta|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Longqi Liu
Capital Medical University
2
Jinyao Tang
University of Hong Kong
3
Xueye Chen
Ludong University
4
Mikhail G. Shapiro
California Institute of Technology
5
Mariana Medina‐Sánchez
Ikerbasque
6
Xing Ma
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
7
Yaxiaer Yalikun
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
8
Mengmeng Sun
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
9
Daniel Ahmed
ETH Zurich
10
Joshua T. Smith
IBM (United States)

Papers

1
Focused ultrasound excites cortical neurons via mechanosensitive calcium accumulation and ion channel amplification
Nature Communications|2022
477 cit.
2
Ultrasound-controllable engineered bacteria for cancer immunotherapy
Nature Communications|2022
241 cit.
3
Three-dimensional flexible electronics using solidified liquid metal with regulated plasticity
Nature Electronics|2023
239 cit.
4
Cell transcriptomic atlas of the non-human primate Macaca fascicularis
Nature|2022
214 cit.
5
Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot: Deformation, Adaptability, and Multifunction
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
188 cit.
6
Spatiotemporal mapping of gene expression landscapes and developmental trajectories during zebrafish embryogenesis
Developmental Cell|2022
163 cit.
7
Magnetic Microswarm and Fluoroscopy‐Guided Platform for Biofilm Eradication in Biliary Stents
Advanced Materials|2022
155 cit.
8
High-resolution 3D spatiotemporal transcriptomic maps of developing Drosophila embryos and larvae
Developmental Cell|2022
155 cit.
9
Genomically mined acoustic reporter genes for real-time in vivo monitoring of tumors and tumor-homing bacteria
Nature Biotechnology|2023
134 cit.
10
Magnetic Nanorobots as Maneuverable Immunoassay Probes for Automated and Efficient Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
ACS Nano|2022
105 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Tony Jun Huang
Duke University
2
Fred J. Sigworth
Yale University
3
George M. Whitesides
Harvard University
4
Mehmet Toner
Center for Cancer Research
5
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
6
Stephen R. Quake
Stanford University
7
Kishan Dholakia
University of St Andrews
8
Dongqing Li
University of Toronto
9
Hywel Morgan
University of Southampton
10
Richard A. Mathies
Applied BioPhysics (United States)

Papers

1
Improved patch-clamp techniques for high-resolution current recording from cells and cell-free membrane patches
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology|1981
18.5k cit.
2
Self-Assembly at All Scales
Science|2002
7.4k cit.
3
Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Systems in Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Analytical Chemistry|1998
5.3k cit.
4
SOFT LITHOGRAPHY
Annual Review of Materials Science|1998
4.6k cit.
5
Microfluidics: Fluid physics at the nanoliter scale
Reviews of Modern Physics|2005
4.3k cit.
6
Monolithic Microfabricated Valves and Pumps by Multilayer Soft Lithography
Science|2000
4k cit.
7
Isolation of rare circulating tumour cells in cancer patients by microchip technology
Nature|2007
3.5k cit.
8
Chaotic Mixer for Microchannels
Science|2002
3.4k cit.
9
Patterned Paper as a Platform for Inexpensive, Low‐Volume, Portable Bioassays
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2007
2.8k cit.
10
Solvent Compatibility of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Microfluidic Devices
Analytical Chemistry|2003
2.6k cit.

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