Quoc Vo, PhD

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2025

• Vo, Q., and Benam, K.H. (2025). Protocol for characterizing airway epithelial ciliary beating and mucociliary transport using image processing and particle imaging velocimetry. Star Protocols 6, 103674.
• Niemeyer, B. F.*, Vo, Q.*, et al. (2025). On-Chip Reconstitution of Hematopoietic Niche for Real-time Leukocyte Mobilization Analysis. Nature Communication, under revision.
• Vo, Q. et al. (2025). Soft Materials Deform Anisotropically at the Onset of Wetting. Nature Communication, under revision.

2024

• Vo, Q. and Mitra, S.*, et al. (2024). Unsteady Wetting of Soft Solids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 664, 478-486.
• Vo, Q. et al. (2024). Advancements in Preclinical Human-Relevant Modeling of Pulmonary Vasculature On-Chip. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 195,106709.
• Vo, X.Q. et al. (2024). On-Chip Reconstitution of Uniformly Shear-Sensing 3D Matrix-embedded Multicellular Blood Microvessels. dvanced Functional Materials 34,2304630.

2023

• Vo, Q. et al. (2023). Droplet Jumping by Modulated Electrowetting. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 977, A24.
• Nguyen, T.B., Vo, Q., Shang X., Buang, F., and Tran T. (2023). Film Boiling Suppression and Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement by Dielectrophoretic Effect. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 40,101796.

2022

• M. Lin, Q. Vo, S. Mitra, and T. Tran (2022). Viscous Droplets Impingement on Soft Substrates. Soft Matter 18,474-5482.
• TB Nguyen, Q. Vo, X Shang, F Buang, T Tran (2022). Bypassing Film Boiling State for Maintaining High Boiling Heat Transfer Efficiency by Dielectrophoretic Effect. 17th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2021), Manchester, UK, 4-6 April 2022.

2021

• Q. Vo, and T. Tran (2021). Mediation of Lubricated Air Films using Spatially Periodic Dielectrophoretic Effect. Nature Communication 12,4289.
• Q. Vo, and T. Tran (2021). Dynamics of Droplets under Electrowetting Effect with Voltages Exceeding the Contact Angle Saturation Threshold. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 925,A19.
• S. Mitra, Q. Vo, and T. Tran (2021). Bouncing-To-Wetting Transition for Water Droplets Impacting Soft Solids. Soft Matter 17,5969.
• Q. Vo, and T. Tran (2021). Droplet Ejection by Electrowetting Actuation. Applied Physics Letters 118,16160.

2020

• Q. Vo, Y. Fujita, Y. Tagawa, and T. Tran (2020). Anisotropic Behaviours of Droplets Impacting on Dielectrowetting Substrates. Soft Matter 16,2621-2628.

2019

• T.-S. D. Le, J. An, Y. Huang, Q. Vo, J. Boonruangkang, T. Tran, S.-W Kim, G. Sun, and Y.-J. Kim (2019). Ultrasensitive Anti-Interference Voice Recognition by Bio-Inspired Skin-Attachable Self-Cleaning Acoustic Sensors. ACS Nano 13,13293-13303.
• Q. Vo, and T. Tran (2019). Critical Conditions for Jumping Droplets. Physical Review Letters 123,024502.

2018

• Q. Vo, and T. Tran,. (2018). Contact Line Friction of Electrowetting Actuated Viscous Droplets. Physical Review E 97, 063101,.
• Q. Vo, and T. Tran, (2018). Universal Transient Dynamics of Electrowetting Droplets. Scientific Reports 8,836.

Patents

• Xuan Quoc Vo and Anh Tuan Tran (2024). Surface Profile Inspection Methods and Systems. US Patent number: US12018931B2, 103674.
• Xuan Quoc Vo and Kambez H. Benam, (2024). Next-Generation Airway-on-a-Chip Living Microfluidic Device with Integrated Extracellular Matrix, Enhanced Structural and Cellular Complexity, and Matrix-Embedded Cross-Sectionally Rounded Microvasculature. Provisional Patent No: 113100530.
• Kambez H. Benam, Brian Niemeyer, and Xuan Quoc Vo (2025). Microphysiological Model of Bone Marrow Hematopoiesis and Leukocyte Mobilization. Provisional application No: 63/619,015.
• Kambez H. Benam and Xuan Quoc Vo (2025). Organs-on-Chips & Multi-Organ-Chip Microfluidically Linked Board w/ Integrated Biosensors. Provisional application No: 63/565,123.

Conferences & Talks