Full Description
Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, the new "Artech House Methods in Bioengineering" series offers detailed guidance on authoritative methods for addressing specific bioengineering challenges. Offering a highly practical presentation of each topic, each book provides research engineers, scientists, and students with step-by-step procedures, clear examples, and effective ways to overcome problems that may be encountered. This unique volume presents leading-edge microfluidics methods used to handle, manipulate, and analyze cells, particles biological components (e.g., proteins and DNA) for microdiagnostics.
Contents
Microfabrication Techniques for Microfluidic Devices. Micropumping and Microvalving. Micromixing and Microfluidic Devices. On-Chip Electrophoresis and Isoelectric Focusing Methods for Quantitative Biology. Electrowetting. Dieletrophoresis for Particle and Cell Manipulations. Optical Microfluidics for Molecular Diagnostics. Neutrophil Chemotaxis Assay from Whole Blood Samples. Microfluidics Immunoassays. Droplet-Based Microfluidics by Shear-Driven Microemulsions. MicroFACS Systems. Optical Flow Characterization - Micro Particle Image Velocimetry (uPIV). Microtubule Motors in Microfluidics.
