Advances in Biomicrofluidics and Biosensors

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".

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Interests: cell-based biosensor; nanobio sensor; 3D printing; impedimetric biosensor
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Interests: organ on a chip; microfluidic systems; biosensors; CTCs/CTM diagnosis; single cell analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

Biomicrofluidics and biosensors have attracted the scientific communities in recent decades to offer a pioneering solution for an analytical problem. This research is carried out by interdisciplinary scientists, comprising engineers, physicists, biologists, and chemists. The biomedical applications of microfluidics and sensors are used precisely in clinical diagnostics, new drug discovery, cell culture monitoring, and so on. In addition, these methods are also used in various industries, such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, biotechnology, food, and defense.

The scientific community, along with industry, have been working continuously to develop new methods in biomicrofluidics, micro/nanofabrication, soft-bioMEMS/NEMS techniques, bio-analysis and bio-detection technologies, to be used in biomedical and biochemical applications. Thus, there is always a scope for improvement in the techniques to solve analytical problems.

The principal aspiration of this Special Issue is to provide research results related to “Advances in Biomicrofluidics and Biosensors”. The ultimate goal is to uncover novel methodical knowledge recounted in the investigation of microfluidics and sensors with respect to chemistry and biomedical sciences. We invite the scientists and professors to submit their papers to this Special Issue on one of the following topics:

  1. Biomicrofluidics
  2. Biosensors
  3. 3D cell culture and organs on Chip
  4. Electrochemical sensors
  5. Cell-based sensors

Dr. Rangadhar Pradhan
Prof. Fan-Gang Tseng
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Keywords

  • Biomicrofluidics
  • Biosensors
  • 3D cell culture
  • Organs on Chip
  • Cell-based sensors

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Water Jacket Systems for Temperature Control of Petri Dish Cell Culture Chambers
by Samira Uharek, Sara Baratchi, Jiu Yang Zhu, Majed Ali Alshehri, Arnan Mitchell, Karsten Rebner, Christian Karnutsch and Khashayar Khoshmanesh
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(4), 621; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app9040621 - 13 Feb 2019
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Water jacket systems are routinely used to control the temperature of Petri dish cell culture chambers. Despite their widespread use, the thermal characteristics of such systems have not been fully investigated. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive set of theoretical, numerical and [...] Read more.
Water jacket systems are routinely used to control the temperature of Petri dish cell culture chambers. Despite their widespread use, the thermal characteristics of such systems have not been fully investigated. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive set of theoretical, numerical and experimental analyses to investigate the thermal characteristics of Petri dish chambers under stable and transient conditions. In particular, we investigated the temperature gradient along the radial axis of the Petri dish under stable conditions, and the transition period under transient conditions. Our studies indicate a radial temperature gradient of 3.3 °C along with a transition period of 27.5 min when increasing the sample temperature from 37 to 45 °C for a standard 35 mm diameter Petri dish. We characterized the temperature gradient and transition period under various operational, geometric, and environmental conditions. Under stable conditions, reducing the diameter of the Petri dish and incorporating a heater underneath the Petri dish can effectively reduce the temperature gradient across the sample. In comparison, under transient conditions, reducing the diameter of the Petri dish, reducing sample volume, and using glass Petri dish chambers can reduce the transition period. Full article
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