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Generally, hydrogels have been utilized as scaffold materials for the immobilization of cells in a microfluidic chip. Different strategies have been employed for the preparation of three-dimensional cell-hydrogel scaffolds. In this review, we discuss the main hydrogels that can be...

The use of microfluidics in biology and medicine offers exciting new possibilities for in-vitro cell culture thanks to increased control in the microenvironment of the cells. Two important and connected topics emerging in this field are organ on chip and...

Microfluidic chips can provide a biomimetic environment for cell and tissue culture, preserving key aspects of the biological system while integrating downstream analysis. It is even possible to go further by integrating a continuous supply of nutrients via recirculation of...

Microfluidic-based hydrodynamic trap facilitates trapping using the sole action of fluid flow and provides a viable alternative to existing confinement and manipulation techniques based on electric, optical, magnetic or acoustic force fields for example. In this review, we describe various...