David Collins

Mechanisms and Applications of Neuromodulation Using Surface Acoustic Waves-A Mini-Review

Danli Peng, Wei Tong, David J Collins, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, Melanie Stamp

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Neuroscience

The study of neurons is fundamental for basic neuroscience research and treatment of neurological disorders. In recent years ultra..

The critical importance of mask seals on respirator performance: An analytical and simulation approach.

Mingxin Xu, Peter Lee, David Collins

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

Filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and medical masks are widely used to reduce the inhalation exposure of airborne particulate..

Diffraction-based acoustic manipulation in microchannels enables continuous particle and bacteria focusing.

Citsabehsan Devendran, Kyungyong Choi, Jongyoon Han, Ye Ai, Adrian Neild, David J Collins

Journal article  |  2020  |  Lab on a Chip

Acoustic fields have shown wide utility for micromanipulation, though their implementation in microfluidic devices often requires ..

A deep learning approach for designed diffraction-based acoustic patterning in microchannels.

Samuel J Raymond, David J Collins, Richard O'Rorke, Mahnoush Tayebi, Ye Ai, John Williams

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

Acoustic waves can be used to accurately position cells and particles and are appropriate for this activity owing to their biocomp..

Massively Multiplexed Submicron Particle Patterning in Acoustically Driven Oscillating Nanocavities

Mahnoush Tayebi, Richard O'Rorke, Him Cheng Wong, Hong Yee Low, Jongyoon Han, David J Collins, Ye Ai

Journal article  |  2020  |  Small

Nanoacoustic fields are a promising method for particle actuation at the nanoscale, though THz frequencies are typically required ..

Slowness curve surface acoustic wave transducers for optimized acoustic streaming

Richard O'Rorke, Andreas Winkler, David Collins, Ye Ai

Journal article  |  2020  |  RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences

Surface acoustic waves can induce force gradients on the length scales of micro- and nanoparticles, allowing precise manipulation ..

Acoustic fields and microfluidic patterning around embedded micro-structures subject to surface acoustic waves

David J Collins, Richard O'Rorke, Adrian Neild, Jongyoon Han, Ye Ai

Journal article  |  2019  |  Soft Matter

Recent research has shown that interactions between acoustic waves and microfluidic channels can generate microscale interference ..

Detachable Acoustophoretic System for Fluorescence-Activated Sorting at the Single-Droplet Level.

Peixian Li, Zhichao Ma, Yinning Zhou, David J Collins, Zhenfeng Wang, Ye Ai

Journal article  |  2019  |  Analytical Chemistry

Droplet-based single-cell sequencing has emerged as a very powerful tool to study the cellular heterogeneity in diseased tissues f..

Surface acoustic wave diffraction driven mechanisms in microfluidic systems.

Armaghan Fakhfouri, Citsabehsan Devendran, Thomas Albrecht, David J Collins, Andreas Winkler, Hagen Schmidt, Adrian Neild

Journal article  |  2018  |  Lab on a Chip

Acoustic forces arising from high-frequency surface acoustic waves (SAW) underpin an exciting range of promising techniques for no..

Outstanding Reviewers for Lab on a Chip in 2017

Chia-Hung Chen, David Collins, Citsabehsan Devendran, Dino Di Carlo, Amy Herr, Robert Meagher, Shoji Takeuchi, Adam White, Edmond Young, Jian Zhou

Journal article  |  2018  |  Lab on a Chip