A team of researchers from Tohoku University and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) led by TI-FRIS Fellow Yuanyuan Guo, an associate professor at Tohoku University's Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS) has achieved significant advancement in the field of microfluidics, allowing for precise and efficient manipulation of fluids in three-dimensional microscale environments. This work opens up new possibilities for bioanalytical applications, such as cell separations in the realm of medical diagnostics.

Details of their breakthrough were published in the journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering on January 22, 2024.

Twisted Fiber Microfluidics. (Credit: Kato et al.)

Publication Details:

Title: Twisted Fiber Microfluidics: A Cutting-Edge Approach to 3D Spiral Devices

Authors: Shunsuke Kato, Daniel W. Carlson*, Amy Q.Shen*, Yuanyuan Guo* (*corresponding author)

Journal: Microsystems and Nanoengineering

DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00642-9

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41378-023-00642-9