Microtechnology for Cell Manipulation and Sorting

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Wonhee (Editor), Tseng, Peter (Editor), Di Carlo, Dino (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Microsystems and Nanosystems,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biochemical engineering.; Biotechnology.; Cell biology.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Biochemical Engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Microengineering.; Cell Biology.

This book delves into the recent developments in the microscale and microfluidic technologies that allow manipulation at the single and cell aggregate level. Expert authors review the dominant mechanisms that manipulate and sort biological structures, making this a state-of-the-art overview of conve...

Table of Contents:

• Microfluidic Cell Sorting and Separation Technology
• Magnetic Cell Manipulation and Sorting
• Electrical Manipulation and Sorting
• Optical Manipulation of Cells
• Acoustic Cell Manipulation
• Gravity-Driven Fluid Pumping and Cell Manipulation
• Inertial Microfluidic Cell Separation
• Microfluidic Technologies for Deformability Based Cell Sorting
• Microfluidic Aqueous Two-Phase Systems.