Biomicrofluidics

Biomicrofluidics (BMF) is an online-only journal published by AIP Publishing to rapidly disseminate research in fundamental and applied research across all areas pertaining to micro/nanoscale transport phenomena or micro/nanofluidics for diagnostic, medical, biological, pharmaceutical, environmental, and chemical applications.  BMF offers quick publication, multimedia capability, and worldwide circulation among academic, national, and industrial laboratories. With a primary focus on high-quality original research articles, BMF also organizes special sections that help explain and define specific challenges unique to the interdisciplinary field of micro/nanofluidics and biophysics.  Biomaterials synthesis, tissue engineering and bioprinting (flow focusing; nanofiber electrospinning; hydrogel scaffolds; wearable sensors; biomolecule and protein patterning and assembly; cell, tissue and organ printing; spheroid and organoid tumor models) Bio/micro/nanofabrication and manufacturing (3D architecture; 3D prototyping; paper-based devices; polymer chips; glass chips; lateral flow chips; biochips) Biomimetics (microswimmers; artificial photosynthesis; synthetic meats) Biophysical transport and characterization (DNA, single protein, ion channel and membrane dynamics; porous media flow; barrier models; cell motility and communication mechanisms; electrophysiology; patch clamping) Biosensors (immunoassays; nucleic acid fluorescent assays; colorimetric assays; enzyme amplification; plasmonic and Raman nano-reporters; molecular beacons; FRET; aptamers; nanopore sensing; optical fibers and photonics) Cell culture and analysis (single cell assays; stimuli response; stem cell engineering) Cell sorting, manipulation, and transfection (electrophoresis; dielectrophoresis; magnetic beads; optical traps; intracellular delivery; electroporation; sonoporation) Drug delivery and discovery platforms (high throughput screening platforms; biomarker/pathway discovery; toxicity screening; gene/cell therapy; lipid and nanoparticle delivery; aerosols; transdermal microneedles) Fuel cells and energy devices (biofuel cells; direct methanol fuel cells; hydrogen fuel cells; energy harvesting; electrolysis; bacterial fuel cells) Genomic, metabolomic, microbiomic, proteomic and transcriptomic analysis (rapid gene sequencing; DNA/protein/carbohydrate arrays) Ionophore sensors (membranes; gel; electrochemical) Liquid biopsy (microRNA profiling; circulating tumor cell isolation; exosome isolation; circulating tumor DNA quantification) Microfluidic and nanofluidic actuation (capillary transport; electrokinetics; acoustofluidics; optofluidics; magnetohydrodynamics) Microphysiological systems and organs-on-a-chip (biotransport phenomena; vascular, barrier and other established tissue models; air-liquid interfaces; multi-organ perfusion and connectivity) Molecular separation and concentration (isotachophoresis; concentration polarization; electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis; acoustophoresis; magnetic beads; nanoparticles) Nanomaterials synthesis (polymer nanoparticle synthesis; crystallization; molecular reactors; quantum dots; nanorods) Pathogen detection and point-of-care diagnostics (molecular diagnostics; paper-based assays; polymerase chain reactions) Soft matter, rheology and complex fluids (active suspensions and self-propulsion systems; colloidal and polymer assemblies) Soft robotics (soft actuation and sensing; biohybrid devices; living machines) Theoretical modelling and simulations (fluid physics; computational fluid dynamics; molecular dynamics; Brownian dynamics; lattice Boltzmann stimulations; machine learning and artificial intelligence; bioinformatics) Wetting and droplet platforms (digital PCR and digital droplet platforms; surface patterning) With a primary focus on high-quality, original research articles, BMF organizes special sections that help explain and define specific challenges unique to micro/nanofluidics, biophysics and transport phenomna that spans interdisciplinary fields across physics, chemistry and biology.