Our latest publications
The Microfluidics Innovation Center is not only involved in the development of cutting-edge microfluidic instruments, but is also regularly present in the scientific community. Here you can find our latest publications and conference contributions.
The MIC is composed of researchers during or after their PhD or various postdoc positions. They have diverse backgrounds in different fields: Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and others. At the MIC, they help us keep our finger on the pulse.
Their regular conference contributions and scientific publications keep them in constant touch with the scientific community. Find here a list of recent publications by our microfluidics specialists.
Articles and book chapters
Alberto Bianco, Alexander H. McMillan, Carlo Giansante and Giacomo Bergamini: NADH photoregeneration in a fully automated microfluidic setup. Energy & Fuels, vol. 38, no. 13 (2024).
Francesca Brugnoli, Marion Holy, Marco Niello, Julian Maier, Marcus Hanreich, Mario Menzel, Matthias Haberler, Niklas Zulus, Thomas Pickl, Christa Ivanova, Lisa D. Muiznieks, Benjamin Garlan and Harald Sitte: Development and validation of an automated microfluidic perfusion platform for parallelized screening of compounds in vitro. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, vol. 133, no. 5 (2023).
Varvara Gribova, Jesus Manuel Antunez Dominguez, Alan Morin, Julia Sepulveda Diaz, Philippe Lavalle, Nihal Engin Vrana: A miniaturized genotoxicity evaluation system for fast biomaterial-related risk assessment. Anal. Methods, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 1584-1593 (2023).
Audrey Nsamela, Zuyao Xiao, Benjamin Garlan, and Juliane Simmchen: A platform for stop‐flow gradient generation to investigate chemotaxis. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., vol. 61, no. 21 (2022).
Subia Bano, Ujjwal Ranjan Dahiya, Sarita Mishra, Jessica Ayache, Guilhem Velve Casquillas, David Caballero, Rui L. Reis, Subhas C. Kundu: Breast tumor-on-chip models: From disease modeling to personalized drug screening. Journal of Controlled Release, vol 331, pp. 103-120 (2021).
Priyanka Sharan, Audrey Nsamela, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, and Juliane Simmchen: Microfluidics for Microswimmers: Engineering Novel Swimmers and Constructing Swimming Lanes on the Microscale, a Tutorial Review. Small, vol. 17, no. 26, p. 2007403 (2021).
Sehrish Iftikhar, Aurélie Vigne, Julia Elisa Sepulveda-Diaz: Droplet-based microfluidics platform for antifungal analysis against filamentous fungi. Nature Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 1-13 (2021).
Camila Betterelli Giuliano, Nemanja Cvjetan, Jessica Ayache, Peter Walde: Multivesicular Vesicles: Preparation and Applications. ChemSystemsChem, vol. 3, no. 2, e2000049 (2020).
Alexander H. McMillan, Juan Mora-Macías, Joan Teyssandier, Raymond Thür, Emmanuel Roy, Ignacio Ochoa, Steven De Feyter, Ivo F. J. Vankelecom, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez: Self‐sealing thermoplastic fluoroelastomer enables rapid fabrication of modular microreactors. Nano Select, vol. 2, no 7, p. 1385-1402 (2021).
Alessandra Dellaquila, Chau Le Bao, Didier Letourneur, Teresa Simon-Yarza: In Vitro Strategies to Vascularize 3D Physiologically Relevant Models. Advanced Science, vol. 8, no. 19, p. 2198-3844 (2021).
Alessandra Dellaquila, Emma K. Thomée, Alexander H. McMillan, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez: Chapter 4 – Lung-on-a-chip platforms for modeling disease pathogenesis. In: Julia Hoeng, David Bovard, Manuel C. Peitsch (editors): Organ-on-a-chip. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, p. 133-180 (2020). ISBN 9780128172025.
Alexander H. McMillan, Emma K. Thomée, Alessandra Dellaquila, Hussam Nassman, Tatiana Segura, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez: Rapid Fabrication of Membrane-Integrated Thermoplastic Elastomer Microfluidic Device, Micromachines vol. 11, no. 8: 731 (2020).
Conferences and seminars
Olivier Fournier, Théo Gavoille, Lisa D. Muiznieks: A user’s guide to barrier model perfusion: An automated microfluidic platform for ease of multi-functional control. European organ on chip conference (EUROoCS), Milan, 3-5 July, 2024.
Juan Sandubete-López, Patrick Finn, José L. Risco-Martín, Alexander H. McMillan: Image-to-Hydraulic Resistance: Pre-trained artificial neural network model to overcome Hagen-Poiseuille equations limitations, MicroTAS 2023, Katowice, Poland, 15-19 October 2023.
Francesca Romana Brugnoli, Benjamin Garlan, Marion Holy, Marco Niello, Harald Sitte. Microfluidics for the pharmacological characterization of comoundson neurotransmitters transporters. Gordon Research Conference, Membrane Transport Proteins, Barcelona, Spain, 12-17 June 2022.
Camila Betterelli Giuliano, Marlene Kopf, Lisa Muiznieks: Monitoring environmental parameters in microfluidics cell culture. Microphysiological systems: from organoids to organs-on-chip Workshop. Cargèse, Corsica, France, 11-15 April 2022 (Poster).
Robert Baber, Pelin Sahlén, Aurélie Vigne: Development of a versatile and low-cost droplet microfluidic platform for single-nuclei ATAC-sequencing. NanoBioTech Conference, Montreux, Switzerland, 15-17 November 2021 (Poster).
Camila Betterelli Giuliano, Jessica Ayache, Lisa Muiznieks: Production and Stability of Microfluidic Double Emulsions for Oral Drug Delivery. NanoBioTech Conference, Montreux, Switzerland, 15-17 November 2021 (Poster).
Jesus M. Antunez Dominguez, Aurélie Vigne, Caroline Beck Adiels: A microfluidic platform for the study of bacterial biofilms. NanoBiotech Conference, Montreux, Switzerland, 15-17 November 2021 (Poster).
Jesus M. Antunez Dominguez, Aurélie Vigne, Caroline Beck Adiels: Seminar on Active Matter simulations and presentation talk, University of Gothenburg Ämnets Dag, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2 November 2021
Robert Baber, Mahsan Banijamali, Hosein Toosi, Pontus Höjer, Afshin Ahmadian, Pelin Sahlén, Aurélie Vigne: Development of a versatile and low-cost droplet microfluidic platform for single-nuclei ATAC-sequencing, MicroTAS 2021, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 10-14 October 2021.
Audrey Nsamela, Benjamin Garlan, Juliane Simmchen: Active selection of using gradients and sheath flow: development of a versatile platform for sperm sorting, MicroTAS 2021, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 10-14 October 2021.
Camila Betterelli Giuliano, Jessica Ayache, Lisa Muiznieks: Production and Stability of Microfluidic Double Emulsions for Oral Drug Delivery. Micro-Nano-Fluidics Meeting, Toulouse, France, 23-24 September 2021 (Poster).
Jesus M. Antunez Dominguez, Aurélie Vigne, Caroline Beck Adiels: A microfluidic platform for the study of bacterial biofilms. Micro-Nano-Fluidics Meeting, Toulouse, France, 23-24 September 2021 (Poster).
Robert Baber, Pelin Sahlén, Aurélie Vigne: Droplet microfluidic platform for multi-wise chromatin interaction analysis at single-complex resolution. Groupement de recherche Microfluidique, Toulouse, France, 23-24 September 2021 (Poster).
Audrey Nsamela, Benjamin Garlan, Julia Sepulveda, Juliane Simmchen: Development of a microfluidic sperm sorting platform using gradients and sheath flow. GDR microfluidique, Toulouse, France, 23-24 September 2021.
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Emma Thomée, Noémi Thomazo: An elastic protein membrane for perfusable microfluidic cell barrier modelling in a polydimethylsiloxane-free flexible chip. MicroTAS 2020, 24 th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, online, 4-9 October 2020, https://youtu.be/FAoH3QyBAXo
Jesus M. Antunez Dominguez, Aurélie Vigne, Caroline Beck Adiels: Soil-on-chip systems. Italian Soft Days 2020, online, 21-25 September 2020 (Poster).
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache: An elastic protein membrane for PDMS-free cellular barrier models. European Organ on Chip Conference 2020 (EUROoCS), online, 6-8 July 2020.
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Noémi Thomazo: Design of protein membranes for suspended cell culture in lung on chip devices. International Cell Culture Under Flow Meeting, Munich, Germany, 17-18 February 2020.
Lisa Muiznieks, Noémi Thomazo, Jessica Ayache, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, Guilhem Velvé Casquillas: Biomechanically tuned lung-on-chip: tuning intrinsic stiffness of the air-liquid interface and on-chip orientation of membrane strain. MicroTAS Conference 2019, Basel, Switzerland, 27-31 October 2019 (published abstract).
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, Guilhem Velvé Casquillas: Biomechanically tuning 3D cell culture environments for lung-on-chip devices. Microfluidic training course at microfluidics19, Sète, France, 13-18 October 2019.
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, Guilhem Velvé Casquillas: Biomechanically tuning 3D cell culture environments for lung-on-chip devices. MSCA Society & Enterprise Individual Fellowships – workshop, Brussels, Belgium, 4-5 July 2019.
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, Guilhem Velvé Casquillas: Biomechanically tuning 3D cell culture environments for lung-on-chip devices. European Organ on Chip Conference 2019 (EUROoCS), Graz, Austria, 2-3 July 2019.
Lisa Muiznieks, Jessica Ayache, Sasha Cai Lesher-Perez, Guilhem Velvé Casquillas: Modulating mechanical properties of the membrane for lung-on-chip devices. Organ on Chip Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 18-19 June 2019.