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5/23/26, 12:00โฏAMComputational and data-driven approaches in microfluidicsPoster
Despite major advances in rocket technology, recent incident reports indicate that complete reliability remains an ongoing challenge. TFor launchers to achieve high reusability at the lowest cost with minimal environmental impact, resilience is a critical requirement for almost all launch vehicle subsystems. Among these, fluid valves remain a major concern; failures in sealing systems, such as...
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5/23/26, 12:20โฏAMComputational and data-driven approaches in microfluidicsPoster
Flowing blood through microfluidic devices has numerous applications, such as blood-plasma separation or isolation of circulating tumour cells [1]. In order to optimise those devices, an understanding of the mechanisms changing the cross-sectional distribution (CSD) of red blood cell suspensions is necessary. In this work, we numerically investigate how two different geometrical structures, a...
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5/23/26, 12:40โฏAMComputational and data-driven approaches in microfluidicsPoster
Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems integrate key analytical processes, such as sample preparation, reaction, separation, and detection, within miniaturized platforms for chemical and biomedical applications. Efficient fluid mixing has been a major challenge in these systems due to the dominance of laminar flow and low Reynolds number conditions, where mixing is predominantly dependent on...
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Federica Caselli (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ingegneria Informatica, Universitร degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata")5/23/26, 1:00โฏAMComputational and data-driven approaches in microfluidicsPoster
Microfluidic impedance cytometry (MIC) is a high throughput, label free technology for single cell analysis, with applications in cell classification and non invasive monitoring. However, extracting reliable biological information from MIC data remains challenging because the signals strongly depend on the experimental setup. This study investigates the integration of MIC with deep learning...
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5/23/26, 1:20โฏAMAnalytical and chemical applicationsPoster
Droplet-based microfluidics is a growing technique used in biology, chemistry and material science, enabling high-throughput applications in the fields of synthetic biology and single-cell biomedical analysis. These systems rely on stable, monodisperse water-in-fluorinated oil (w/o) droplets, typically stabilized by fluorinated surfactants. Current diblock and triblock commercial copolymers...
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5/23/26, 1:40โฏAMAnalytical and chemical applicationsPoster
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) represent a premier class of bio-based polyesters with significant potential as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastics; however, their inherent hydrophobicity often limits their processability and biological applications. This research proposes a sustainable chemical modification strategy to overcome these limitations through a novel amidation process...
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5/23/26, 2:00โฏAMAnalytical and chemical applicationsPoster
The transmembrane transport of ions by membrane-bound proteins is an essential biological process for maintaining cellular ion balance. Disrupted ion transport by dysfunctional channels, associated with diseases such as cystic fibrosis and epilepsy, could be alleviated by synthetic ion carriers [1]. Before testing the activity of the synthetic ion carriers in real cells, it is generally...
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5/23/26, 2:20โฏAMNanofluidics and molecular transportPoster
Copperโdithiocarbamate complexes (Cu-DTC) have demonstrated the ability to induce cell death in certain tumor cell lines, making them potential candidates for the development of new anticancer treatments. However, their clinical application is limited by poor water solubility, which negatively affects bioavailability and drug delivery. To overcome this limitation, the present study...
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5/23/26, 2:40โฏAMNanofluidics and molecular transportPoster
The oral delivery of biological drugs remains a major pharmaceutical challenge due to the extensive degradation of biomolecules within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).
To overcome these challenges, lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have recently emerged as a promising platform to enhance the stability and absorption of therapeutic peptides.Herein, the influence of three phospholipids, EPC,...
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Mr Alexandre Chhu (CBI, MIE, ESPCI Paris, Universitรฉ PSL, CNRS 75005 Paris, France)5/23/26, 3:00โฏAMNanofluidics and molecular transportPoster
One of the striking results of the artificial-intelligence revolution is the energy consumption associated with it, especially compared to the energy consumed by a human brain. Among many differences between classical computing and brain functioning, the architecture and the carriers are among the most important. In a computer, the data are stored and processed in different location, while...
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5/23/26, 3:20โฏAMEcology and sustainable processesPoster
The incidence of pollen allergies is steadily increasing, now affecting 20-30% of the global population (Alska et al., 2025). Several factors contribute to this. First, there is an increase in sensitization to pollen, for which the โhygiene hypothesisโ is considered a major cause (Platts-Mills, 2015). Furthermore, urbanisation entails an increased exposure to air pollutants that have been...
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5/23/26, 3:40โฏAMCells, microbes, and extracellular vesicles manipulationPoster
Red blood cells play a central role in blood flow. Their role in macro- and microcirculation cannot be overstated. Microfluidity in the tiniest capillaries is key to adequate blood supply to organs, tissues, and systems in both healthy and pathological conditions. Microcirculation plays a particularly important role in studying brain circulation, where the capillaries of the arachnoid space...
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5/23/26, 4:00โฏAMEcology and sustainable processesPoster
Soil evaporation is a globally significant process which returns a fifth of terrestrial precipitation directly to the atmosphere. As soil is a porous medium composed of aggregates that create pores filled with water and air, this large scale process is governed by microscale air-water interface dynamics. An efficient drying of soil is ensured by capillary flows along water films which must be...
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5/23/26, 4:20โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Bacteria motility is a key factor in understanding bacteria activity and the interaction with their surroundings. Confinement within porous matrices, concentration, and flow are some of the most critical parameters affecting bacteria motility [1]. Dense bacterial colonies can give rise to specific multicellular aggregates such as biofilms. These structures limit movements but provide greater...
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5/23/26, 4:28โฏAMCells, microbes, and extracellular vesicles manipulationPoster
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapies have transformed hematological cancer treatment by enabling immune cells to specifically target tumour antigens. Natural Killer (NK) cells are emerging as a promising CAR platform due to their favourable safety profile and broader accessibility. However, NK cells exhibit pronounced functional heterogeneity, with only subsets capable of efficient...
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5/23/26, 4:48โฏAMCells, microbes, and extracellular vesicles manipulationPoster
Biofilm-forming microorganisms adhere to surfaces and are embedded within an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix; they are, therefore, up to 1,000 times more resistant to antibiotics than their planktonic counterparts. This resilience poses a significant global health and economic challenge. This study investigates the antibiofilm efficacy of free and encapsulated polyphenol-rich...
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Miguel Sambrano-Lopez (Institut Curie, Universitรฉ PSL, CNRS UMR 168, Physics of Cells and Cancer)5/23/26, 5:08โฏAMOtherPoster
Cells protect themselves against heat stress through a variety of highly conserved mechanisms to prevent protein damage and maintain cellular integrity and function. The most studied response to rapid increases of temperature is the heat shock response (HSR), which triggers the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), which then act as chaperones
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5/23/26, 5:28โฏAMOtherPoster
Synthetic cells are bioengineersโ route to understand the molecular blueprint of life. We want to find the spatiotemporal combination of biomolecules that will divide a cell-like giant-unilamellar vesicle (GUV) and sustain biochemical homeostasis post-division. Synthesizing GUVs typically results in a broad range of GUV sizes, e.g. 1-100 ฮผm. However, a consistent GUV size is crucial for...
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5/23/26, 5:40โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
Liquid marbles are droplets encapsulated by a layer of hydrophobic or superhydrophobic particles which provide a versatile platform for contactless liquid handling in microfluidic systems. Their ability to minimize solidโliquid interactions makes them attractive for applications ranging from microreactors to sensing and actuation. In this work, we report the fabrication of stable liquid...
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5/23/26, 6:00โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
Antibiotic resistance is one of the major global challenges, as resistance to all antibiotics currently in clinical use has been reported, while only a limited number of new medications are being developed. In this context, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as a promising alternative for the treatment of chronic wound infections. This approach relies on lightโactivated...
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Kaixin XU (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, UMR 0782 SayFood)5/23/26, 6:20โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
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During the formulation of food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products, hydrocolloids are widely used to achieve desired rheological properties. The objective of this project is to develop a microfluidic system capable of (i) mixing formulations with different rheological properties at the microscale, and (ii) performing on-chip characterization of non-linear rheological... -
5/23/26, 6:40โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
The elasticity of PDMS has been instrumental in advancing important microfluidic technologies, ranging from early valves [1] to sophisticated organ-on-a-chip systems [2]. However, the complex multilayer fabrication often required for these devices restricts their broader applicability. To address this, Jain and Belkadi [3] recently introduced a single-layer geometry consisting of a wide and...
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5/23/26, 7:00โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
We present the design of a polymeric device for the experimental measurement of out-of-plane surface optical conductivity in bilayer graphene. Out-of-plane optical constants of 2D materials are experimentally elusive because the substrate on which 2D materials are deposited hides the contribution of the out-of-plane constants to their optical response. Until now only the observation of the...
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5/23/26, 7:20โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
In droplet microfluidics two immiscible fluids, usually an aqueous phase and an oil phase, are brought together at specially designed channel junctions to generate controlled emulsions. For biological applications, the emulsions consist of water-in-oil droplets stabilized by surfactants. Each droplet acts as an isolated microreactor, allowing the stable separation of chemicals, biomolecules...
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Latifah Almulla (Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK)5/23/26, 7:40โฏAMMicrofabrication and device engineeringPoster
The effectiveness of state-of-the-art systemic treatments for brain disorders is limited not only by the difficulty of crossing the bloodโbrain barrier but also by off-target drug interactions. Here, we present a brain-oriented microfluidic device and in-vitro setup that enables both convection- and diffusion-mediated drug release through a defined interface in a flexible delivery structure,...
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Lรฉa Delance (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research โ Germany, Institut de Physique de Rennes - France)5/23/26, 8:00โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Controlling the motion of non-Newtonian drops on surfaces is essential for applications ranging from inkjet printing to biomedical devices and food processing. While the macroscopic behaviour of viscoelastic drops sliding on tilted hydrophobic surfaces has been characterizedโshowing reduced velocities [1] and elongation [2] compared to Newtonian fluidsโthe microscopic mechanisms behind these...
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Dr Aaron Ratschow (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)5/23/26, 8:20โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Charged water drops are more widespread than commonly acknowledged. For example, raindrops typically carry charges of order Q~1 pC, while routine pipetting in the laboratory produces drops with Q~50 pC. Here, we show that such modest charging can spontaneously generate periodic Coulomb fissions for evaporating water drops on lubricated surfaces. The drop periodically elongates over a timescale...
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Hui Ling Ong (University of Edinburgh)5/23/26, 8:40โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Huiling Ong1, Nurul A. Mazlan2, Glen McHale1 and Nan Gao2
1School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, UK
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Birmingham, UKLow pinning surface coatings are important for smooth motion of contact lines in capillaries and microfluidics. One approach is to use slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) to create a continuous...
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Riccardo Reale (University of Rome Tor Vergata)5/23/26, 9:00โฏAMCells, microbes, and extracellular vesicles manipulationPoster
Dielectric properties of cells are central to life science research and label-free diagnostics. Microfabrication now enables single-cell electrical measurements, but existing platforms face a trade-off: trapped-cell systems offer high frequency resolution with low throughput, while flow-based systems provide high throughput with limited frequency resolution.
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Chiara Neto (University of Sydney)5/23/26, 9:20โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Low droplet friction is desirable in many circumstances in which liquids interact with solid surfaces, such as for increased heat transfer, efficient atmospheric water capture and antifouling.[1] This study explores the fabrication of surface-grafted, liquid-like layers with ultralow static droplet friction, made from a mixture of hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and hydrophilic methoxy...
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5/23/26, 9:40โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Electrokinetic techniques are increasingly adopted to characterize cellular dielectric properties due to their non-invasive and label-free nature [E. O. Adekanmbi et al., 2019]. Among these, electrorotation (ROT) emerges as a particularly accurate method for probing dielectric response at the single-cell level [A. Goater et al., 1999].
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ROT involves the application of a rotating electric field... -
5/23/26, 10:00โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
The valorization of microalgae for energy or pharmaceutical applications strongly relies on the harvesting stage, which consists of the separation of microalgae from the culture media to obtain a more concentrated biomass.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the potentiality of microfluidics as an alternative separation process, with reduced resource consumption compared to standard... -
5/23/26, 10:20โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Diffusion governs the dynamics of a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological systems. While classical Brownian motion provides a framework for standard diffusion, many heterogeneous and crowded environments give rise to anomalous diffusion, where transport deviates from Gaussian statistics and linear mean square displacement (MSD) scaling. We investigate the diffusion of colloidal...
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5/23/26, 10:40โฏAMFlow, wetting, and transport phenomenaPoster
Fickian non-Gaussian diffusion (FnGD) remains a major open question in soft matter, with its emergence linked to structural or dynamic heterogeneity. Recent model systems show that FnGD is typically preceded by anomalous diffusion, with both regimes closely intertwined. [1, 2].
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We investigate colloidal tracer diffusion in heterogeneous environments with static translational disorder of... -
5/23/26, 11:00โฏAMOrgan-on-a-chip and translational modelsPoster
One of the challenges faced in medicine regarding the treatment of cancer is the delivery and the stability of the anticancer drug to the tumor. Thus nanoparticles (NPs) offer a way to help the delivery of a specific drug but also a protection against degradation [1]. However, the lack of tumor treatment based on NPs means that we still need to develop new platforms and also new types of NPs....
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Laura Sproge (University of Latvia)5/23/26, 11:20โฏAMOrgan-on-a-chip and translational modelsPoster
Background. Despite advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy in recent years, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most aggressive malignancies due to the pancreas's unique microenvironment. Therefore, innovative targeted therapeutic strategies are urgently required. Aptamers and their conjugates offer a promising approach, as these single-stranded oligonucleotides fold...
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5/23/26, 11:40โฏAMOrgan-on-a-chip and translational modelsPoster
Cell-based in vitro assays are indispensable tools for biomedical scientists, tissue engineers, biologists, and pharmacologists. Cell morphology, protein expression, differentiation, migration, functional phenotype, and viability are strongly influenced by the biochemical composition of the culture medium, surface chemistry/modifications, and whether cells are maintained in 2D or 3D...
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