2022 article

On-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of biofluid droplets

Wang, W., Sun, J., Vallabhuneni, S., Pawlowski, B., Vahabi, H., Nellenbach, K., … Kota, A. K. (2022, September 7). MATERIALS HORIZONS.

By: W. Wang n, J. Sun*, S. Vallabhuneni n, B. Pawlowski*, H. Vahabi*, K. Nellenbach n, A. Brown n, F. Scholle n, J. Zhao*, A. Kota n

MeSH headings : Humans; Pandemics / prevention & control; Saliva; Disease Outbreaks; Point-of-Care Systems; Health Personnel
TL;DR: This work presents biofluid manipulators, which allow on-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of virtually any liquid droplet, and envision that these manipulators will not only reduce manual operations and minimize exposure to infectious agents, but also pave the way for developing inexpensive, simple and portable robotic systems, which can allow point-of-care operations, particularly in developing nations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 19, 2022

To minimize exposure of healthcare workers and clinical laboratory personnel to infectious liquids, we designed biofluid manipulators for on-demand handling of liquid droplets, in-plane or out-of-plane, in a remote and lossless manner.