Description
Book SynopsisThe concept of a miniaturised laboratory on a disposable chip is now a reality, and in everyday use in industry, medicine and defence. New devices are launched all the time, prompting the need for a straightforward guide to the design and manufacture of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices. This book presents a modular approach to the construction and integration of LOC components in detection science. The editors have brought together some of the leading experts from academia and industry to present an accessible guide to the technology available and its potential. Several chapters are devoted to applications, presenting both the sampling regime and detection methods needed. Further chapters describe the integration of LOC devices, not only with each other but also into existing technologies. With insights into LOC applications, from biosensing to molecular and chemical analysis, and presenting scaled-down versions of existing technology alongside unique approaches that exploit the physics of the micro and nano-scale, this book will appeal to newcomers to the field and practitioners requiring a convenient reference.
Trade Review"The book chapters are nicely and logically organised starting from fabrication to theory, applications, and finishing with the latest developments in microfluidics...The book is well suited for those readers new to the field of microfluidics as well as for those who want to dive deeper in specific aspects for their use in detection science." -- Edwin Jager, Linköping University * Biosensors & Bioelectronics *
Table of ContentsMaterials and Fabrication Techniques for Nano and Microfluidic Devices; Microfluidics Theory in Practice; Electrokinetics and Rare Cell Detection; Digital Microfluidics; Manipulation of Micro/nano Objects via Surface Acoustic Waves; Introduction to Optofluidics for LOC Systems; Applications of Dielectrophoresis in Microfluidics; Novel Lab-on-a-chip Sensing Systems
