Microfluidic Horizons 2026

Session

Thursday 21/05, 9 - 13; Auditorium

Th1-A

May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM

188. Microfluidic studies for predicting the state of charge in redox flow cells

5/21/26, 10:00 AM

Analytical and chemical applications

Oral

Microfluidics provides exceptional control over experimental conditions in electrochemistry, particularly regarding mass transfer and the local distribution of current. This precise control over surface phenomena and transport opens new opportunities for studying metal deposition processes, electrode morphology, and optimizing charge cycles in batteries.

In this work, we leverage...

119. Effect of Microfluidic and Thin-Film Liposome Production on the Insertion and Binding Efficiency of a Metal Chelator

Leonardo Severini (Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council (ISC-CNR) c/o Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy)

5/21/26, 10:20 AM

Analytical and chemical applications

Oral

The method employed for liposome preparation plays a critical role in defining their physicochemical properties, which in turn strongly influence their stability, functionality, and suitability for downstream applications. Conventional bulk techniques, such as thin film hydration followed by extrusion, are widely used and well established; however, they rely on multi-step, time-consuming...

20. Label-free 2D quantitative imaging of concentration gradients using Fabry-Pérot interferometry

Taieesa Peshkovsky (ETH Zurich)

5/21/26, 10:40 AM

Analytical and chemical applications

Oral

Chemical concentration gradients at the microscale are omnipresent, shaping fundamental processes in a wide range of systems from cell signaling to transport phenomena. Despite their ubiquity, visualizing chemical gradients typically requires the addition of labels, such as fluorescent dyes, for optical readout. Because dyes bleach, or may interfere with the processes of interest, i.e. up to...

155. Passive Microfluidics Device with On-Demand Activation for Dynamic Cell Culture and Gradient Formation

Dr Valeria Garzarelli (Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy and CNR NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnology, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

5/21/26, 12:20 PM

Organ-on-a-chip and translational models

Oral

Over the past few years, the development of passive microfluidic Lab-On-Chip (LOC) platforms has opened promising avenues for studying cellular invasion assays. These systems are increasingly relevant in oncology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.
By eliminating the need for external fluid handling systems (e.g., electric pumps), these platforms facilitate wider adoption in...

158. A modular “Pharmacist–Nurse” microfluidic platform for real time multi input multi output control of mammalian cell microenvironments

5/21/26, 12:40 PM

Organ-on-a-chip and translational models

Oral

The problem. Cybergenetics promises real-time, personalised optimisation of therapies for noncommunicable diseases by closing the loop between measurement and control in living systems. Translation is stalled by a hardware gap: there is no in vitro platform for real-time, multi-input multi-output (MIMO) control of mammalian microenvironments. Many optimisation strategies run open-loop...