Droplet / particle microfluidics

functional droplets and particles (lipid droplets as artificial APCs, degradable microcapsules, surface-functionalized particles) for probing immune cell mechanics, phagocytosis, and receptor-ligand interactions
microfluidic platforms for quantitative cell biology (hydrodynamic traps, droplet compartmentalization, fluorescence microscopy) for single-cell dynamics and immune cell polarization
extension to plant/environmental biology (moss development, microalgae phenotyping, hydrocarbonoclastic biofilm dynamics)