Materials and Strategies for Lab-On-A-Chip Biological Analysis, Cell-Material Interfaces and Fluidic Assembly of Nanostructures

Klappentext

The development of miniaturized systems for chemical and biochemical analysis has grown to the point where lab-on-a-chip devices are now important enabling tools in a diverse array of application areas. As the size of these systems continues to shrink, details of the micro- and nanoscale phenomena associated with their construction and operation must be considered. This book focuses on materials and engineering aspects of lab-on-a-chip devices and the application of microfluidics to materials synthesis. A microfabricated fluidic system integrating biological sample treatment and detection on a single chip offers the promise of low-cost, rapid and high-performance analysis. These devices can perform high-throughput biochemical assays for drug discovery and provide portability for point-of-care diagnostics and biothreat monitoring. Topics include: frontiers in lab-on-a-chip research; materials for lab-on-a-chip; materials synthesis on chip; cell manipulation and biomimetics on chip; porous materials in lab-on-a-chip; sensing and detection on chip - molecular level; sensing and detecting on chip - cells and particles; and sensing and detection on chip - DNA.

Inhalt

Part I. Frontiers in Lab-on-a-Chip; Part II. Poster Session: Materials for Lab on a Chip; Part III. Materials Synthesis on Chip; Part IV. Cell Manipulation and Biomimetics on Chip; Part V. Advances in Device Materials; Part VI. Advances in Integrating Device Components; Part VII. Porous Materials in Labs on a Chip; Part VIII. Sensing and Detection on Chip - Molecular Level; Part IX. Sensing and Detection on Chip - Cells and Particles; Part X. Sensing and Detection on Chip - DNA; Author index; Subject index.