
AbstractMicroalgae have expanded their roles as renewable and sustainable feedstocks for biofuel, smart nutrition, biopharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, biosensing, and space technologies. They accumulate valuable biochemical compounds from protein, carbohydrate, and lipid groups, including pigments and carotenoids. Microalgal biomass, which can be adopted for multivalorization under biorefinery settings, allows not only the production of various biofuels but also other value‐added biotechnological products. However, state‐of‐the‐art technologies are required to optimize yield, quality, and the economical aspects of both upstream and downstream processes. As such, the need to use microfluidic‐based devices for both fundamental research and industrial applications of microalgae, arises due to their microscale sizes and dilute cultures. Microfluidics‐based devices are superior to their competitors through their ability to perform multiple functions such as sorting and analyzing small amounts of samples (nanoliter to picoliter) with higher sensitivities. Here, we review emerging applications of microfluidic technologies on microalgal processes in cell sorting, cultivation, harvesting, and applications in biofuels, biosensing, drug delivery, and nutrition.
microalgae, microfluidics, cell harvesting, Microfluidic Analytical Techniques, biofuels, biochemicals, Lab-On-A-Chip Devices, Microalgae, biosensing, cell sorting, Biotechnology
microalgae, microfluidics, cell harvesting, Microfluidic Analytical Techniques, biofuels, biochemicals, Lab-On-A-Chip Devices, Microalgae, biosensing, cell sorting, Biotechnology
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