Focus and Coverage
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.
2023 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate, 2024)*:
Five-Year Impact Factor |
2.8 |
Impact Factor |
2.6 |
Immediacy Index |
0.3 |
Cited Half-Life |
7.9 |
EigenFactor Score |
0.00217 |
Article Influence Score |
0.542 |
Total Citations |
4,032 |
* Data from the 2023 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2024).
Other Quantitative Metrics:
2023 Scopus CiteScore |
5.8 (Q1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Q2 Condensed Matter Physics) |
2023 Scimago Journal Ranking (SJR) |
Q2 Condensed Matter Physics; Q2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Q2 Materials Science; Q3 Biomedical Engineering; Q2 Colloid and Surface Chemistry; Q2 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Q2 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
ISSN
The international standard serial number (ISSN) for Biomicrofluidics is 1932-1058.
The CODEN is BIOMGB.