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Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications /
Microfluidics or lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is an important technology suitable for numerous applications from drug delivery to tissue engineering. Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications discusses the fundamentals of microfluidics and explores in detail a wide range of medical applications. The f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK :
Woodhead Pub. Ltd.,
2013.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ;
no. 61. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials; About the editors; Preface; Part IFundamentals of microfluidic technologies forbiomedical applications; 1 Materials and methods for the microfabrication of microfluidic biomedical devices; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Microfabrication methods; 1.3 Materials for biomedical devices; 1.4 Polymers; 1.5 Conclusion and future trends; 1.6 References; 1.7 Appendix: acronyms; 2 Surface coatings for microfluidic-based biomedical devices; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 Covalent immobilization strategies: polymer devices2.3 Covalent immobilization strategies: glass devices; 2.4 Adsorption strategies; 2.5 Other strategies utilizing surface treatments; 2.6 Examples of applications; 2.7 Conclusion and future trends; 2.8 Sources of further information and advice; 2.9 References; 3 Actuation mechanisms for microfluidic biomedical devices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Electrokinetics; 3.3 Acoustics; 3.4 Limitations and future trends; 3.5 References; 4 Digital microfluidics technologies for biomedical devices; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 On-chip microdrop motion techniques.
- 4.3 Sensing techniques4.4 Future trends; 4.5 Conclusion; 4.6 References; Part II Applications of microfluidic devices for drug delivery and discovery; 5 Controlled drug delivery using microfluidic devices; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Microreservoir-based drug delivery systems; 5.3 Micro/nanofluidics-based drug delivery systems; 5.4 Conclusion; 5.5 Future trends; 5.6 References; 6 Microneedles for drug delivery and monitoring; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Fabrication of microneedles (MNs); 6.3 MN design parameters and structure; 6.4 Strategies for MN-based drug delivery.
- 6.5 MN-mediated monitoring using skin interstitial fluid (ISF) and blood samples6.6 Future trends; 6.7 Conclusion; 6.8 References; 7 Microfluidic devices for drug discovery and analysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Microfluidics for drug discovery; 7.3 Microfluidics for drug analysis and diagnostic applications; 7.4 Conclusion and future trends; 7.5 Sources of further information and advice; 7.6 References; Part III Application of microfluidic devices for cellular analysis and tissue engineering; 8 Microfluidic devices for cell manipulation; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Microenvironment on cell integrity.
- 8.3 Microscale fluid dynamics8.4 Manipulation technologies; 8.5 Manipulation of cancer cells in microfluidic systems; 8.6 Conclusion and future trends; 8.7 Sources of further information and advice; 8.8 References; 9 Microfluidic devices for single-cell trapping and automated micro-robotic injection; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Device design and microfabrication; 9.3 Experimental results and discussion; 9.4 Conclusion; 9.5 Acknowledgements; 9.6 References; 10 Microfluidic devices for developing tissue scaffolds; 10.1 Introduction.