Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 23, 2025
Abstract
Microfluidics
can
achieve
the
spatiotemporal
manipulation
of
particles
and
cells
in
microscale
fluids,
but
highly
relies
on
accuracy
pumping
systems.
To
overcome
this
issue,
a
pump‐free,
hydraulic‐amplification
oscillatory
microfluidic
(PHOMF)
device
is
presented,
which
be
actuated
by
fingers
to
handle
within
microchannel.
The
PHOMF
has
module
for
pressure
transfer
soft
microchannel
generation
flows.
This
made
possible
periodic
finger‐driven
liquid
causes
deform
then
drives
reciprocating
flow
fluid
volumes
In
flow,
single‐line
focusing
driven
spatially
accumulated
inertial
elastic
lift
forces.
particle
elasto‐inertial
theory
been
revealed.
demonstrate
system's
practicality,
utilized
early
observation
platelet
clots
(3
min)
rapid
staining
cancer
(8
min).
provides
miniaturized,
inexpensive,
efficient
detection
tool
lab‐on‐a‐chip,
potential
become
mass‐produced,
widely
available,
convenient
disease
product.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(30)
Published: June 14, 2024
Abstract
In
recent
decades,
research
on
Extracellular
Vesicles
(EVs)
has
gained
prominence
in
the
life
sciences
due
to
their
critical
roles
both
health
and
disease
states,
offering
promising
applications
diagnosis,
drug
delivery,
therapy.
However,
inherent
heterogeneity
complex
origins
pose
significant
challenges
preparation,
analysis,
subsequent
clinical
application.
This
review
is
structured
provide
an
overview
of
biogenesis,
composition,
various
sources
EVs,
thereby
laying
groundwork
for
a
detailed
discussion
contemporary
techniques
preparation
analysis.
Particular
focus
given
state‐of‐the‐art
technologies
that
employ
microfluidic
non‐microfluidic
platforms
EV
processing.
Furthermore,
this
discourse
extends
into
innovative
approaches
incorporate
artificial
intelligence
cutting‐edge
electrochemical
sensors,
with
particular
emphasis
single
proposes
current
outlines
prospective
avenues
future
research.
The
objective
motivate
researchers
innovate
expand
methods
analysis
fully
unlocking
biomedical
potential.
Nano Convergence,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: May 29, 2024
Abstract
Liquid
biopsy
has
emerged
as
a
promising
non-invasive
strategy
for
cancer
diagnosis,
enabling
the
detection
of
various
circulating
biomarkers,
including
tumor
cells
(CTCs),
nucleic
acids
(ctNAs),
tumor-derived
small
extracellular
vesicles
(sEVs),
and
proteins.
Surface-enhanced
Raman
scattering
(SERS)
biosensors
have
revolutionized
liquid
by
offering
sensitive
specific
methodologies
these
biomarkers.
This
review
comprehensively
examines
application
SERS-based
identification
analysis
biomarkers
CTCs,
ctNAs,
sEVs
proteins
in
diagnosis.
The
discussion
encompasses
diverse
range
SERS
biosensor
platforms,
label-free
assay,
magnetic
bead-based
microfluidic
device-based
system,
paper-based
each
demonstrating
unique
capabilities
enhancing
sensitivity
specificity
critically
assesses
strengths,
limitations,
future
directions
Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
highlights
recent
technological
advances
for
progress
in
particle
manipulation
under
X-force
fields,
and
forecasts
the
trajectory
of
future
developments.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(1)
Published: Oct. 8, 2024
Liquid
biopsy
is
a
minimally
invasive
method
that
uses
biofluid
samples
instead
of
tissue
for
cancer
diagnosis.
Exosomes
are
small
extracellular
vesicles
secreted
by
donor
cells
and
act
as
mediators
intercellular
communication
in
human
health
disease.
Due
to
their
important
roles,
exosomes
have
been
considered
promising
biomarkers
liquid
biopsy.
However,
traditional
methods
exosome
isolation
cargo
detection
time-consuming
inefficient,
limiting
practical
application.
In
the
past
decades,
many
new
strategies,
such
microfluidic
chips,
nanowire
arrays
electrochemical
biosensors,
proposed
achieve
rapid,
accurate
high-throughput
analysis
exosomes.
this
review,
we
discussed
about
advance
exosome-based
technology,
including
isolation,
enrichment,
approaches.
The
comparison
currently
available
also
included.
Finally,
summarized
advantages
limitations
present
strategies
further
gave
perspective
future
translational
use.
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Mass
spectrometry-based
proteomics
is
about
35
years
old,
and
recent
progress
appears
to
be
speeding
up
across
all
subfields.
In
this
review,
we
focus
on
advances
over
the
last
two
in
select
areas
within
bottom-up
proteomics,
including
approaches
high-throughput
experiments,
data
analysis
using
machine
learning,
drug
discovery,
glycoproteomics,
extracellular
vesicle
structural
proteomics.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
Exosomes
present
in
the
circulatory
system
demonstrate
considerable
promise
for
diagnosis
and
treatment
of
diseases.
Nevertheless,
complex
nature
blood
samples
prevalence
highly
abundant
proteins
pose
a
significant
obstacle
to
prompt
effective
isolation
functional
evaluation
exosomes
from
blood.
Here,
we
fully
integrated
lab-on-a-disc
equipped
with
two
nanofilters,
also
termed
iExoDisc,
which
facilitates
automated
400
μL
within
45
min.
By
integrating
plasma
separation
module,
protein
removal
nanopore
membrane-based
total
resulting
exhibited
significantly
increased
purity
(∼3-6-fold)
compared
conventional
ultracentrifugation
polymer
precipitation.
Additionally,
then
successfully
performed
nontargeted
targeted
glycan
profiling
on
derived
clinical
triple-negative
breast
cancer
(TNBC)
patients
using
MALDI-TOF-MS
lectin
microarray
containing
56
kinds
lectins.
The
findings
both
methodologies
indicated
that
galactosylation
sialylation
exhibit
potential
as
diagnostic
indicators
TNBC.
Finally,
by
utilizing
exosome-specific
glycosylated
CD63
proof-of-concept,
realized
integration
point-of-care
on-chip
exosome
situ
detection
2
h.
Thus,
iExoDisc
provides
approach
early
detection,
liquid
biopsy,
diagnosis.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 9, 2025
Neutrophil-derived
extracellular
vesicles
(NEVs)
are
critically
involved
in
disease
progression
and
considered
potential
biomarkers.
However,
the
tedious
processes
of
NEV
separation
detection
restrain
their
use.
Herein,
we
presented
an
integrated
microfluidic
chip
for
(IMCN)
analysis,
which
achieved
immune-separation
CD66b+
NEVs
multiplexed
contained
miRNAs
(termed
signatures)
by
using
10
μL
serum
samples.
The
optimized
microchannel
flow
rate
IMCN
enabled
efficient
capture
(>90%).
After
recognition
captured
a
specific
CD63
aptamer,
on-chip
rolling
circle
amplification
(RCA)
reaction
was
triggered
released
aptamers
from
heat-lysed
NEVs.
Then,
RCA
products
bound
to
molecular
beacons
(MBs),
initiating
allosteric
hairpin
structures
amplified
"turn
on"
fluorescence
signals
(RCA-MB
assay).
Clinical
sample
analysis
showed
that
signatures
had
high
area
under
curve
(AUC)
distinguishing
between
healthy
control
(HC)
gastric
cancer
(GC)
(0.891),
benign
diseases
(BGD)
GC
(0.857).
Notably,
AUC
reached
0.912
with
combination
five
biomarkers
(NEV
signatures,
CEA,
CA199)
differentiate
HC,
diagnostic
accuracy
further
increased
machine
learning
(ML)-based
ensemble
classification
system.
Therefore,
developed
is
valuable
platform
may
have
use
diagnosis.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(16)
Published: April 16, 2025
Exosomes
secreted
by
cells
hold
substantial
potential
for
disease
diagnosis
and
treatment.
However,
the
rapid
isolation
of
high-purity
exosomes
their
subpopulations
from
biofluids
(e.g.,
undiluted
whole
blood)
remains
challenging.
This
study
presents
oscillating
microbubble
array–based
metamaterials
(OMAMs)
enabling
without
labeling
or
preprocessing.
Particularly,
leveraging
acoustically
excited
oscillation,
OMAMs
can
generate
numerous
acoustofluidic
traps
filtering
in-fluid
micro/nanoparticles,
thus
allowing
removing
bioparticles
larger
than
to
obtain
(93%)
blood
in
~3
minutes.
Moreover,
exosome
different
size
ranges
be
isolated
tuning
oscillation
amplitude.
Additionally,
as
each
functions
an
ultradeep
subwavelength
(~λ/186)
acoustic
amplifier
a
nonlinear
source,
high-resolution
complex
energy
patterns
tune
activating
different-sized
microbubbles
at
distinct
resonance
frequencies.