Authored by one of the field’s pioneering researchers, this volume focuses on all key aspects of the microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technologies to offer an exceptionally cohesive overview of the science, its limitations, breakthroughs made over the years, and currently emerging advances. The book emphasizes analytical applications of microfluidic technology and presents in-depth coverage of micromachining methods, microfluidic operations, chemical separations, sample preparation and injection methods, detection technology, and various chemical and biological analyses. Other topics of interest include the use of polymeric chips, fluid flow valve and control, single-cell analysis, DNA and RNA amplification techniques, DNA hybridization, immunoassays, and enzymatic assays.
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This book focuses on state-of-the-art developments in microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technologies. It offers an overview of the available technology, its limitations, and its breakthroughs over the years. The author emphasizes analytical applications of microfluidic technology and offers in-depth coverage of micromachining methods, microfluidic operations, chemical separations, sample preparation and injection methods, detection technology, and various chemical and biological analyses. The book also contains figures that represent novel designs and breakthroughs in the field, tables that summarize related materials, and problem sets that test readers' comprehension of the material.
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