Materials and Strategies for Lab-on-a-Chip - Biological Anaylsis, Cell-Material Interfaces and Fluidic Assembly of Nanostructures (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605111643)

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.

Author: Sashi K. Murthy
ISBN-10: 1605111643
ISBN-13: 9781605111643
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2009
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2010 pg. 165