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Microfluidics for Medical Applications

By Paul O'Brien , Ralph Nuzzo , Albert Van Den Berg , Joao Rocha , Xiaogang Liu , Loes Segerink , A Khademhosseinni , K. Suh , F. Wolbers , R. Meissner , D Lohse , A. M. de Jong , Shuichi Takayama , Paul Yager , L. Terstappen , H. Morgan , Gabor Kovacs , Steven Staal

Book information

Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Year
2014
ISBN
1849736375, 978-1-84973-637-4, 978-1-84973-759-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14486956 bytes)
Series
RSC nanoscience & nanotechnology
Pages
303\323
Time added
2015-02-17 02:00:00

Description

Lab-on-a-chip devices for point of care diagnostics have been present in clinics for several years now. Alongside their continual development, research is underway to bring the organs and tissue on-a-chip to the patient, amongst other medical applications of microfluidics. This book provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the latest developments in the application of microfluidics to medicine and is divided into three main sections. The first part of the book discusses the state-of-the-art in organs and tissue on a chip; the second provides a thorough background to microfluidics for medicine, and the third (and largest) section provides numerous examples of point-of-care diagnostics. Written with students and practitioners in mind, and with contributions from the leaders in the field across the globe, this book provides a complete digest of the state-of-the-art in microfluidics medical devices and will provide a handy resource for any laboratory or clinic involved in the development or application of such devices.

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