Associate Professor Ming Li

Associate Professor Ming Li

Associate Professor
Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

I am currently an Associate Professor and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney. I received my PhD from the University of Wollongong in 2013. After completing my PhD, I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Houston (2013-2014) and the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (2014-2017). From 2018 to 2023, I was a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University.

Location
Ainsworth Building (J17) Level 4, Room 402C
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Anggraini D; Ota N; Shen Y; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2021, 'Single-Cell Cultivation Utilizing Microfluidic Systems', in Handbook of Single-Cell Technologies, pp. 287 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8953-4_20
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Anggraini D; Zhang T; Liu X; Okano K; Tanaka Y; Inagaki N; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yamada S; Yalikun Y, 2024, 'Guided axon outgrowth of neurons by molecular gradients generated from femtosecond laser-fabricated micro-holes', Talanta, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125200
    Journal articles | 2024
    Duan H; Peng S; He S; Tang SY; Goda K; Wang CH; Li M, 2024, 'Wearable Electrochemical Biosensors for Advanced Healthcare Monitoring', Advanced Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202411433
    Journal articles | 2024
    Duan H; Tang SY; Goda K; Li M, 2024, 'Enhancing the sensitivity and stability of electrochemical aptamer-based sensors by AuNPs@MXene nanocomposite for continuous monitoring of biomarkers', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115918
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lei C; Nakagawa Y; Nagasaka Y; Ding T; Kanno H; Toyokawa C; Niizuma K; Suzuki K; Li M; Sunna A; Hampl V; Goda K, 2024, 'High-throughput optical imaging technology for large-scale single-cell analysis of live Euglena gracilis', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2024.117938
    Journal articles | 2024
    Liu H; Zhang Y; Kroukamp H; Peng K; Cain AK; Paulsen IT; Piper JA; Li M, 2024, 'Screening and selection of cellulase-secreting yeast single cells using integrated double emulsion droplet and flow cytometry techniques', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.136038
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sun Y; Li M; Zheng M; Zou Y; Shi B, 2024, 'Blood-brain barrier penetrating nanosystems enable synergistic therapy of glioblastoma', Nano Today, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102310
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang Y; Duan H; Yalikun Y; Cheng S; Li M, 2024, 'A pendulum-type electrochemical aptamer-based sensor for continuous, real-time and stable detection of proteins', Talanta, 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125026
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang Y; Duan H; Yalikun Y; Cheng S; Li M, 2024, 'Chronoamperometric interrogation of an electrochemical aptamer-based sensor with tetrahedral DNA nanostructure pendulums for continuous biomarker measurements', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2024.342587
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang Y; Huang C; Li M; Huang Q; Wu X; Wu J, 2024, 'AG-Meta: Adaptive graph meta-learning via representation consistency over local subgraphs', Pattern Recognition, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2024.110387
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhang T; Di Carlo D; Lim CT; Zhou T; Tian G; Tang T; Shen AQ; Li W; Li M; Yang Y; Goda K; Yan R; Lei C; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2024, 'Passive microfluidic devices for cell separation', Biotechnology Advances, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108317
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhang Y; Liu H; Nakagawa Y; Nagasaka Y; Ding T; Tang SY; Yalikun Y; Goda K; Li M, 2024, 'Enhanced CRISPR/Cas12a-based quantitative detection of nucleic acids using double emulsion droplets', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2024.116339
    Journal articles | 2023
    Duan H; Wang Y; Tang SY; Xiao TH; Goda K; Li M, 2023, 'A CRISPR-Cas12a powered electrochemical sensor based on gold nanoparticles and MXene composite for enhanced nucleic acid detection', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.133342
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hao Y; Fang C; Yuan Y; Okano K; Yasukuni R; Cheng S; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Yang Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2023, 'Multi-Position Measurable Flow Velocity Sensor for Microfluidic Applications', IEEE Sensors Journal, 23, pp. 1072 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3225637
    Journal articles | 2023
    Li M; Anazodo A; Dalla-Pozza L; Baeza PK; Roder D; Currow D, 2023, 'Treatment and Survival in Acute Leukemia: A New South Wales Study Comparing Adolescents and Young Adults with Children and Adults', European Journal of Cancer Care, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8600327
    Journal articles | 2023
    Liu X; Zhou J; Yan R; Tang T; Wei S; Li R; Hou D; Weng Y; Wang D; Shen H; Zhou F; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Lei C, 2023, 'An optimized PDMS microfluidic device for ultra-fast and high-throughput imaging flow cytometry', Lab on a Chip, 23, pp. 3571 - 3580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3lc00237c
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tang T; Julian T; Ma D; Yang Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2023, 'A review on intelligent impedance cytometry systems: Development, applications and advances', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.341424
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tang T; Liu X; Yuan Y; Kiya R; Zhang T; Yang Y; Suetsugu S; Yamazaki Y; Ota N; Yamamoto K; Kamikubo H; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2023, 'Machine learning-based impedance system for real-time recognition of antibiotic-susceptible bacteria with parallel cytometry', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.132698
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yuan Y; Ma D; Liu X; Tang T; Li M; Yang Y; Yalikun Y; Tanaka Y, 2023, '10 μm thick ultrathin glass sheet to realize a highly sensitive cantilever for precise cell stiffness measurement', Lab on a Chip, 23, pp. 3651 - 3661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3lc00113j
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang T; Cain AK; Semenec L; Liu L; Hosokawa Y; Inglis DW; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2023, 'Microfluidic Separation and Enrichment of Escherichia coli by Size Using Viscoelastic Flows', Analytical Chemistry, 95, pp. 2561 - 2569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05084
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang T; Cain AK; Semenec L; Pereira JV; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2023, 'Bacteria separation and enrichment using viscoelastic flows in a straight microchannel', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.133918
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang T; Inglis DW; Ngo L; Wang Y; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2023, 'Inertial Separation of Particles Assisted by Symmetrical Sheath Flows in a Straight Microchannel', Analytical Chemistry, 95, pp. 11132 - 11140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02089
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang Y; Gholizadeh H; Young P; Traini D; Li M; Ong HX; Cheng S, 2023, 'Real-time in-situ electrochemical monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms grown on air–liquid interface and its antibiotic susceptibility using a novel dual-chamber microfluidic device', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 120, pp. 702 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.28288
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang Y; Wong CYJ; Gholizadeh H; Aluigi A; Tiboni M; Casettari L; Young P; Traini D; Li M; Cheng S; Ong HX, 2023, 'Microfluidics assembly of inhalable liposomal ciprofloxacin characterised by an innovative in vitro pulmonary model', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122667
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang Y; Young P; Traini D; Li M; Ong HX; Cheng S, 2023, 'Challenges and current advances in in vitro biofilm characterization', Biotechnology Journal, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.202300074
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zheng X; Zhou B; Li M; Wang YG; Gao J, 2023, 'MATHNET: Haar-like wavelet multiresolution analysis for graph representation learning', Knowledge-Based Systems, 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110609
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhuang S; Liu H; Inglis DW; Li M, 2023, 'Tuneable Cell-Laden Double-Emulsion Droplets for Enhanced Signal Detection', Analytical Chemistry, 95, pp. 2039 - 2046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04697
    Journal articles | 2022
    Anggraini D; Ota N; Shen Y; Tang T; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Recent advances in microfluidic devices for single-cell cultivation: methods and applications', Lab on a Chip, 22, pp. 1438 - 1468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1lc01030a
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hao Y; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'A gas flow velocity sensor fabricated with femtosecond laser using 4 μm ultra-thin glass sheet', Applied Physics Express, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ac516d
    Journal articles | 2022
    Liu P; Liu H; Semenec L; Yuan D; Yan S; Cain AK; Li M, 2022, 'Length-based separation of Bacillus subtilis bacterial populations by viscoelastic microfluidics', Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41378-021-00333-3
    Journal articles | 2022
    Liu X; Tang T; Yi PW; Yuan Y; Lei C; Li M; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Identification of Single Yeast Budding Using Impedance Cytometry with a Narrow Electrode Span', Sensors, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22207743
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mousavi SM; Darzi AAR; Li M, 2022, 'Modelling and Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid under Magnetic Field of Neodymium Block Magnet', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 103, pp. 238 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2021.10.019
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tang T; Hosokawa Y; Hayakawa T; Tanaka Y; Li W; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Rotation of Biological Cells: Fundamentals and Applications', Engineering, 10, pp. 110 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2020.07.031
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tang T; Liu X; Yuan Y; Kiya R; Shen Y; Zhang T; Suzuki K; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Dual-frequency impedance assays for intracellular components in microalgal cells', Lab on a Chip, 22, pp. 550 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1lc00721a
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tang T; Liu X; Yuan Y; Zhang T; Kiya R; Suzuki K; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Impedance-based tracking of the loss of intracellular components in microalgae cells', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.131514
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tang T; Liu X; Yuan Y; Zhang T; Kiya R; Yang Y; Suzuki K; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Assessment of the electrical penetration of cell membranes using four-frequency impedance cytometry', Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41378-022-00405-y
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tang T; Liu X; Yuan Y; Zhang T; Kiya R; Yang Y; Yamazaki Y; Kamikubo H; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2022, 'Parallel Impedance Cytometry for Real-Time Screening of Bacterial Single Cells from Nano- to Microscale', ACS Sensors, 7, pp. 3700 - 3709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.2c01351
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang T; Liu H; Okano K; Tang T; Inoue K; Yamazaki Y; Kamikubo H; Cain AK; Tanaka Y; Inglis DW; Hosokawa Y; Yaxiaer Y; Li M, 2022, 'Shape-based separation of drug-treated Escherichia coli using viscoelastic microfluidics', Lab on a Chip, 22, pp. 2801 - 2809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2lc00339b
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Y; Duan H; Li G; Peng M; Ma X; Li M; Yan S, 2022, 'Construction of liquid metal-based soft microfluidic sensors via soft lithography', Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12951-022-01471-0
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhang Y; Silva DM; Young P; Traini D; Li M; Ong HX; Cheng S, 2022, 'Understanding the effects of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic shear forces on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm growth', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 119, pp. 1483 - 1497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.28077
    Journal articles | 2021
    Cheng H; Liu H; Li W; Li M, 2021, 'Recent advances in magnetic digital microfluidic platforms', Electrophoresis, 42, pp. 2329 - 2346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.202100088
    Journal articles | 2021
    Gholizadeh H; Ong HX; Bradbury P; Kourmatzis A; Traini D; Young P; Li M; Cheng S, 2021, 'Real-time quantitative monitoring of in vitro nasal drug delivery by a nasal epithelial mucosa-on-a-chip model', Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 18, pp. 803 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2021.1873274
    Journal articles | 2021
    Li M; Liu H; Zhuang S; Goda K, 2021, 'Droplet flow cytometry for single-cell analysis', RSC Advances, 11, pp. 20944 - 20960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ra02636d
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu H; Piper JA; Li M, 2021, 'Rapid, Simple, and Inexpensive Spatial Patterning of Wettability in Microfluidic Devices for Double Emulsion Generation', Analytical Chemistry, 93, pp. 10955 - 10965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01861
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu H; Xu X; Peng K; Zhang Y; Jiang L; Williams TC; Paulsen IT; Piper JA; Li M, 2021, 'Microdroplet enabled cultivation of single yeast cells correlates with bulk growth and reveals subpopulation phenomena', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 118, pp. 647 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.27591
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu P; Liu H; Yuan D; Jang D; Yan S; Li M, 2021, 'Separation and enrichment of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by shape using viscoelastic microfluidics', Analytical Chemistry, 93, pp. 1586 - 1595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03990
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tang T; Liu X; Kiya R; Shen Y; Yuan Y; Zhang T; Suzuki K; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y, 2021, 'Microscopic impedance cytometry for quantifying single cell shape', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113521
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tang T; Yuan Y; Yalikun Y; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Tanaka Y, 2021, 'Glass based micro total analysis systems: Materials, fabrication methods, and applications', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.129859
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang T; Namoto M; Okano K; Akita E; Teranishi N; Tang T; Anggraini D; Hao Y; Tanaka Y; Inglis D; Yalikun Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y, 2021, 'Hydrodynamic particle focusing enhanced by femtosecond laser deep grooving at low Reynolds numbers', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81190-y
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang T; Shen Y; Kiya R; Anggraini D; Tang T; Uno H; Okano K; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2021, 'Focusing of particles in a microchannel with laser engraved groove arrays', Biosensors, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios11080263
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hao Y; Cheng S; Tanaka Y; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2020, 'Mechanical properties of single cells: Measurement methods and applications', Biotechnology Advances, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107648
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu H; Li M; Wang Y; Piper J; Jiang L, 2020, 'Improving single-cell encapsulation efficiency and reliability through neutral buoyancy of suspension', Micromachines, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi11010094
    Journal articles | 2020
    Yalikun Y; Ota N; Guo B; Tang T; Zhou Y; Lei C; Kobayashi H; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Enrique Muñoz H; Di Carlo D; Goda K; Tanaka Y, 2020, 'Effects of Flow-Induced Microfluidic Chip Wall Deformation on Imaging Flow Cytometry', Cytometry Part A, 97, pp. 909 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.23944
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang T; Hong ZY; Tang SY; Li W; Inglis DW; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2020, 'Focusing of sub-micrometer particles in microfluidic devices', Lab on a Chip, 20, pp. 35 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9lc00785g
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang Y; Zhao Q; Yuan D; Liu H; Yun G; Lu H; Li M; Guo J; Li W; Tang SY, 2020, 'Modular off-chip emulsion generator enabled by a revolving needle', Lab on a Chip, 20, pp. 4592 - 4599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0lc00939c
    Journal articles | 2019
    Li M; Anver HMCM; Zhang Y; Tang SY; Li W, 2019, 'Automatic morphology control of liquid metal using a combined electrochemical and feedback control approach', Micromachines, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi10030209
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tang SY; Wang K; Fan K; Feng Z; Zhang Y; Zhao Q; Yun G; Yuan D; Jiang L; Li M; Li W, 2019, 'High-Throughput, Off-Chip Microdroplet Generator Enabled by a Spinning Conical Frustum', Analytical Chemistry, 91, pp. 3725 - 3732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00093
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yuan D; Sluyter R; Zhao Q; Tang S; Yan S; Yun G; Li M; Zhang J; Li W, 2019, 'Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial particle and cell focusing in symmetric serpentine microchannels', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-019-2204-3
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yuan D; Zhao Q; Yan S; Tang SY; Zhang Y; Yun G; Nguyen NT; Zhang J; Li M; Li W, 2019, 'Sheathless separation of microalgae from bacteria using a simple straight channel based on viscoelastic microfluidics', Lab on a Chip, 19, pp. 2811 - 2821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9lc00482c
    Journal articles | 2018
    Guo B; Lei C; Wu Y; Kobayashi H; Ito T; Yalikun Y; Lee S; Isozaki A; Li M; Jiang Y; Yasumoto A; Di Carlo D; Tanaka Y; Yatomi Y; Ozeki Y; Goda K, 2018, 'Optofluidic time-stretch quantitative phase microscopy', Methods, 136, pp. 116 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.10.004
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lei C; Kobayashi H; Wu Y; Li M; Isozaki A; Yasumoto A; Mikami H; Ito T; Nitta N; Sugimura T; Yamada M; Yatomi Y; Carlo DD; Ozeki Y; Goda K, 2018, 'High-throughput imaging flow cytometry by optofluidic time-stretch microscopy', Nature Protocols, 13, pp. 1603 - 1631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41596-018-0008-7
    Journal articles | 2018
    Li M; Van Zee M; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2018, 'Size-based sorting of hydrogel droplets using inertial microfluidics', Lab on a Chip, 18, pp. 2575 - 2582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8lc00568k
    Journal articles | 2018
    Li M; van Zee M; Riche CT; Tofig B; Gallaher SD; Merchant SS; Damoiseaux R; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2018, 'A Gelatin Microdroplet Platform for High-Throughput Sorting of Hyperproducing Single-Cell-Derived Microalgal Clones', Small, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201803315
    Journal articles | 2018
    Muñoz HE; Li M; Riche CT; Nitta N; Diebold E; Lin J; Owsley K; Bahr M; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2018, 'Single-Cell Analysis of Morphological and Metabolic Heterogeneity in Euglena gracilis by Fluorescence-Imaging Flow Cytometry', Analytical Chemistry, 90, pp. 11280 - 11289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01794
    Journal articles | 2018
    Nitta N; Sugimura T; Isozaki A; Mikami H; Hiraki K; Sakuma S; Iino T; Arai F; Endo T; Fujiwaki Y; Fukuzawa H; Hase M; Hayakawa T; Hiramatsu K; Hoshino Y; Inaba M; Ito T; Karakawa H; Kasai Y; Koizumi K; Lee SW; Lei C; Li M; Maeno T; Matsusaka S; Murakami D; Nakagawa A; Oguchi Y; Oikawa M; Ota T; Shiba K; Shintaku H; Shirasaki Y; Suga K; Suzuki Y; Suzuki N; Tanaka Y; Tezuka H; Toyokawa C; Yalikun Y; Yamada M; Yamagishi M; Yamano T; Yasumoto A; Yatomi Y; Yazawa M; Di Carlo D; Hosokawa Y; Uemura S; Ozeki Y; Goda K, 2018, 'Intelligent Image-Activated Cell Sorting', Cell, 175, pp. 266 - 276.e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.028
    Journal articles | 2017
    Li M; Muñoz HE; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2017, 'Shape-based separation of microalga Euglena gracilis using inertial microfluidics', Scientific Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-10452-5
    Journal articles | 2016
    Li M; Muñoz HE; Schmidt A; Guo B; Lei C; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2016, 'Inertial focusing of ellipsoidal: Euglena gracilis cells in a stepped microchannel', Lab on a Chip, 16, pp. 4458 - 4465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6lc01118g
    Journal articles | 2015
    Li M; Du Y; Zhao F; Zeng J; Mohan C; Shih WC, 2015, 'Reagent-and separation-free measurements of urine creatinine concentration using stamping surface enhanced Raman scattering (S-SERS)', Biomedical Optics Express, 6, pp. 849 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.6.000849
    Journal articles | 2015
    Santos GM; Zhao F; Zeng J; Li M; Shih WC, 2015, 'Label-free, zeptomole cancer biomarker detection by surface-enhanced fluorescence on nanoporous gold disk plasmonic nanoparticles', Journal of Biophotonics, 8, pp. 855 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201400134
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zeng J; Zhao F; Li M; Li CH; Lee TR; Shih WC, 2015, 'Morphological control and plasmonic tuning of nanoporous gold disks by surface modifications', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, pp. 247 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4tc02328e
    Journal articles | 2014
    Arnob MMP; Zhao F; Zeng J; Santos GM; Li M; Shih WC, 2014, 'Laser rapid thermal annealing enables tunable plasmonics in nanoporous gold nanoparticles', Nanoscale, 6, pp. 12470 - 12475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4nr03672g
    Journal articles | 2014
    Li M; Li WH; Zhang J; Alici G; Wen W, 2014, 'A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/47/6/063001
    Journal articles | 2014
    Li M; Lu J; Qi J; Zhao F; Zeng J; Yu JCC; Shih WC, 2014, 'Stamping surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for label-free, multiplexed, molecular sensing and imaging', Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.5.050501
    Journal articles | 2014
    Li M; Zhao F; Zeng J; Qi J; Lu J; Shih WC, 2014, 'Microfluidic surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensor with monolithically integrated nanoporous gold disk arrays for rapid and label-free biomolecular detection', Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.11.111611
    Journal articles | 2014
    Yan S; Zhang J; Li M; Alici G; Du H; Sluyter R; Li W, 2014, 'On-chip high-throughput manipulation of particles in a dielectrophoresis- active hydrophoretic focuser', Scientific Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep05060
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zhang J; Li W; Li M; Alici G; Nguyen NT, 2014, 'Particle inertial focusing and its mechanism in a serpentine microchannel', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 17, pp. 305 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-013-1306-6
    Journal articles | 2013
    Li M; Li S; Cao W; Li W; Wen W; Alici G, 2013, 'Improved concentration and separation of particles in a 3D dielectrophoretic chip integrating focusing, aligning and trapping', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 14, pp. 527 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-012-1071-y
    Journal articles | 2013
    Li M; Li S; Li W; Wen W; Alici G, 2013, 'Continuous manipulation and separation of particles using combined obstacle- and curvature-induced direct current dielectrophoresis', Electrophoresis, 34, pp. 952 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.201200546
    Journal articles | 2013
    Li S; Li M; Bougot-Robin K; Cao W; Yeung Yeung Chau I; Li W; Wen W, 2013, 'High-throughput particle manipulation by hydrodynamic, electrokinetic, and dielectrophoretic effects in an integrated microfluidic chip', Biomicrofluidics, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4795856
    Journal articles | 2013
    Li S; Li M; Hui YS; Cao W; Li W; Wen W, 2013, 'A novel method to construct 3D electrodes at the sidewall of microfluidic channel', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 14, pp. 499 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-012-1068-6
    Journal articles | 2013
    Zhang J; Li M; Li WH; Alici G, 2013, 'Inertial focusing in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays using two secondary flows', Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/23/8/085023
    Journal articles | 2012
    Chen DF; Li WH; Du H; Li M, 2012, 'Continuous sorting of microparticles using dielectrophoresis', Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12, pp. 3035 - 3039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2012.5828
    Journal articles | 2012
    Li M; Li S; Cao W; Li W; Wen W; Alici G, 2012, 'Continuous particle focusing in a waved microchannel using negative dc dielectrophoresis', Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/22/9/095001
    Journal articles | 2012
    Li M; Li S; Wu J; Wen W; Li W; Alici G, 2012, 'A simple and cost-effective method for fabrication of integrated electronic-microfluidic devices using a laser-patterned PDMS layer', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 12, pp. 751 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-011-0917-z
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Zhang T; Liu L; Inglis DW; Hosokawa Y; Yalikun Y; Li M, 2023, 'Size-based Separation of E. Coli using Viscoelastic Microfluidics', in 2023 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Transducers 2023, pp. 1998 - 2001
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Zhang T; Yalikun Y; Okano K; Tanaka Y; Inglis DW; Hosokawa Y; Li M, 2022, 'VISCOELASTIC SEPARATION OF DRUG-TREATED E. COLI BY SHAPE', in MicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, pp. 929 - 930
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Zhuang S; Liu L; Hosokawa Y; Yaxiaer Y; Inglis D; Li M, 2022, 'Improving single-target encapsulation efficiency using viscoelastic medium', in MicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, pp. 807 - 808
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Liu H; Peng K; Piper JA; Li M, 2021, 'HIGH-THROUGHPUT MICROFLUIDICS FOR THE SCREENING AND SORTING OF SUPERIOR CELLULASE ACTIVITY IN YEAST', in MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, pp. 987 - 988
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Liu H; Piper JA; Li M, 2021, 'A RAPID AND INEXPENSIVE WETTABILITY PATTERNING METHOD FOR GENERATING DOUBLE EMULSIONS BY MICROFLUIDICS', in MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, pp. 1037 - 1038
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Tang T; Hao Y; Shen Y; Tanaka Y; Huang M; Hosokawa Y; Li M; Yalikun Y, 2020, 'On-chip integration of ultra-thin glass cantilever for physical property measurement activated by femtosecond laser impulse', in IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2780 - 2785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341336
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Zhang T; Yalikun Y; Namoto M; Okano K; Tanaka Y; Li M; Hosokawa Y, 2020, 'Focusing of microparticles at low reynolds numbers', in MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, pp. 336 - 337
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Hao Y; Fang C; Li M; Yalikun Y; Hosokawa Y, 2019, 'A transparent flow velocity sensor of ultra-thin glass fabricated by femtosecond laser processing', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Zhang T; Namoto M; Fang C; Li M; Yaxiaer Y; Hosokawa Y, 2019, 'Femtosecond Laser-processed Pattern on Glass Substrate for Focusing Microparticles in Fluid', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Li M; Van Zee M; Damoiseaux R; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2018, 'Gelatin hydrogel microdroplets for high-throughput sorting of hyperproducing microalgal cells', in 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018, pp. 2084 - 2086
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Li J; Li M; Du Y; Santos GM; Mohan C; Shih WC, 2016, 'Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for renal condition monitoring', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2212573
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Li J; Li M; Santos GM; Zhao F; Shih WC, 2016, 'Photothermal generation of microbubbles on plasmonic nanostructures inside microfluidic channels', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2213149
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Li M; Muñoz HE; Lin J; Owsley K; Diebold E; Goda K; Di Carlo D, 2016, 'Analysis of microalgae lipid production using high-throughput fluorescence imaging flow cytometry', in 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016, pp. 307 - 308
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Li M; Du Y; Zhao F; Zeng J; Santos GM; Mohan C; Shih WC, 2015, 'Stamping SERS for creatinine sensing', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2078530
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Li M; Zhao F; Zeng J; Santos GM; Shih WC, 2015, 'Label-free, multiplexed, molecular sensing and imaging by Stamping SERS', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2078534
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Li M; Zhao F; Zeng J; Santos GM; Shih WC, 2015, 'Monolithically integrated microfluidic nanoporous gold disk (NPGD) surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor for rapid and label-free biomolecular detection', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2078519
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Li M; Qi J; Zeng J; Zhao F; Strych U; Willson RC; Shih WC, 2014, 'Ultrasensitive label-free biomolecular sensing on disk-shaped nanoporous gold nanoparticles in microfluidics', in 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014, pp. 1823 - 1825
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Yan S; Zhang J; Li M; Alici G; Du H; Zhu Y; Li W, 2014, 'On-chip high-throughput manipulation of particles in a dielectrophoresis-assisted hydrophoretic focuser', in 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014, pp. 1752 - 1754
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Li M; Li S; Li W; Wen W; Alici G, 2013, 'Continuous particle manipulation and separation in a hurdle-combined curved microchannel using DC dielectrophoresis', in AIP Conference Proceedings, pp. 1150 - 1153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4812140
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Li M; Li S; Li W; Wen W; Alici G, 2013, 'Dielectrophoretic manipulation and separation of particles in an S-shaped microchannel with hurdles', in 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics: Mechatronics for Human Wellbeing, AIM 2013, pp. 362 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2013.6584118
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Li S; Li M; Hui SY; Li W; Cao W; Wen W, 2013, 'Fabrication of arc-shaped 3D electrodes for biomedical devices', in 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics: Mechatronics for Human Wellbeing, AIM 2013, pp. 313 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2013.6584110
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Zhang J; Li M; Li W; Alici G, 2013, 'Investigation of trapping process in 'Centrifuge-on-a-chip'', in 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics: Mechatronics for Human Wellbeing, AIM 2013, pp. 1266 - 1271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2013.6584268

  • ARC Discovery Projects (lead CI), DP240100795, 2024-2026, “On the Hunt: Boosting Productivity of Cell Factories by Advanced Searches”
  • NHMRC Investigator Grant (sole CI), GNT2017679, 2023-2027, “Platform Technologies for Antibiotic Resistance Diagnostics at Single-Cell Resolution”
  • ARC Discovery Projects (lead CI), DP200102269, 2020-2024, “Cell-Sort MultiTool: a Novel Platform for Bacterial Single-Cell Analysis”
  • ARC LIEF (co-CI), LE230100090, 2023, “A multifaceted technology platform to enhance single cell genomics”

My research interests include Microfluidics, Biosensors, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Lab-on-a-Chip. My research spans multiple disciplines, leveraging tools and techniques from fluid mechanics, biomedical engineering, microtechnology, advanced manufacturing, and biochemistry to unlock innovative perspectives and solutions. Moreover, my research is typically practical, with a strong focus on developing cutting-edge methods, devices, and instrumentation tailored for medical diagnostics, health assessment, environmental monitoring, and renewable energy.

My Research Supervision

  • Mr. Yang Zhang, PhD candidate (2021-present)
  • Mr. Haowei Duan, PhD candidate (2021-present) 
  • Mr. Seyedmorteza Mousaviliavali, PhD candidate (2023-present)
  • Ms. Yajing Sun, PhD candidate (2024-present)