Muhammad Usman Akhtar

I am a doctoral researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where I develop next-generation microfluidic platforms for flow sculpting, multiplexed clinical diagnostics, and cellular secretion profiling. Prior to my doctoral studies, I earned my Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China. My research integrates the design of 3D microfluidics, 3D printing of microfluidic devices, and stop-flow lithography to fabricate multi-material micro-particles and droplet-compartmentalization platforms. As lead inventor, I pioneered size-coded and quad-core amphiphilic particles (qCAPs) that integrate orthogonal bioconjugation for instrument-free, multiplexed diagnostic bioassays. In parallel, I co-developed the Lab-on-a-Capillary (LabCap) platform for instrument-free isolation of toroidal droplets.