Microfluidics for Biologists Fundamentals and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dixit, Chandra K. (Editor), Kaushik, Ajeet (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Biotechnology.; Cell biology.; Fluid mechanics.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Cell Biology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This book describes novel microtechnologies and integration strategies for developing a new class of assay systems to retrieve desired health information from patients in real-time. The selection and integration of sensor components and operational parameters for developing point-of-care (POC) are a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. Fundamentals of Fluidics
• 2. Microfluidics Overview
• 3. Manufacturing Methods Overview for Rapid Prototyping
• 4. 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices
• 5. The Centrifugal Microfluidic: Lab-on-a-Disc Platform
• 6. Materials and Surfaces in Microfluidic Biosensors
• 7. Paper Microfluidics
• 8. Biological Applications of Microfluidics System
• 9. On-chip Immunoassay for Molecular Analysis
• 10. Challenges and Future.