Topics

Core themes and key discussion topics

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  • 1. Flow, wetting, and transport phenomena

    (e.g.: multiphase and interfacial dynamics; droplet, digital, and open microfluidics; electrokinetic, magnetohydrodynamic and acoustic transport; complex fluids and microrheology; flow instabilities and wall slip effects; flow and transport in porous media; microfluidic networks; mixing and heat transfer; inertial and viscoelastic microfluidics; diffusive processes; …)

  • 2. Microfabrication and device engineering

    (e.g.: micro- and nano-fabrication, 3D printing; novel materials and surface modifications; wearable and disposable devices; paper microfluidics; microfluidic sensors and actuators; …)

  • 3. Analytical and chemical applications

    (e.g.: microfluidics for chemical characterization and screening; nanoparticle and polymer synthesis; separation and detection methods; spectroscopy and optical detection; continuous-flow microreactors; …)

  • 4. Ecology and sustainable processes

    (e.g.: environmental analysis and water-quality monitoring; detection of pollutants and pathogens; microbial ecology and biofilm studies; soil, plant, and aquatic microenvironments on-chip; microalgae cultivation and photosynthetic microreactors; quantitative biodiversity and ecosystem service assessment; food processing and safety control; …)

  • 5. Cells, microbes, and extracellular vesicles manipulation

    (e.g.: cell trapping and sorting; single-cell analysis and omics on-chip; ‘mother machines’ devices; cell signaling and chemotaxis; exosomes and extracellular vesicles characterization; high-throughput screening; …)

  • 6. Organ-on-a-chip and translational models

    (e.g.: microphysiological systems; disease modelling and drug screening; circulating tumor cells and rare cell capture; immunoassays and clinical diagnostics; synthetic biology and microbiome-on-a-chip; …)

  • 7. Nanofluidics and molecular transport

    (e.g.: nanopores and nanochannels; electroosmotic and pressure-driven nanoflows; nanofluidic separation and desalination; …)

  • 8. Computational and data-driven approaches in microfluidics

    (e.g.: machine learning and AI for flow analysis and prediction; computational fluid dynamics and multiphysics simulations; design and optimization of microfluidic devices; digital twins and automated experiment design; …)

  • 9. High-energy spectroscopy and advanced imaging methods coupled with microfluidics

    (e.g.: X-ray, synchrotron, or neutron-based spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and ultrafast laser spectroscopy; …)

  • 10. Space and microgravity research

    (e.g.: capillary and multiphase flow in microgravity; space-based bioprocessing and diagnostics; organ-on-a-chip and cellular studies in microgravity; microfluidic experiments in space and microgravity simulators; …)