Small but Perfectly Formed? Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Microfluidics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences
Daniel T. Chiu,Andrew J. deMello,Dino Di Carlo,Patrick S. Doyle,Carl L. Hansen,Richard M. Maceiczyk,Robert C. R. Wootton +6 more
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The most successful applications of microfluidics over the last two decades are assessed and the areas where they had the greatest impact are highlighted.About:
This article is published in Chem.The article was published on 2017-02-09 and is currently open access. It has received 269 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organ-on-a-chip & Microfluidics.read more
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Point-of-care microfluidic devices for pathogen detection.
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TL;DR: Next generation techniques relying on high sensitivity, specificity, lower consumption of precious reagents, suggest that rapid generation of results can be achieved via optical based detection of bacterial cells.
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A review on microreactors: Reactor fabrication, design, and cutting-edge applications
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the latest trends and advancements in microstructured reactors is presented, focusing on the fabrication, commercial aspects, design principles, and cutting-edge applications of microreactors.
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Recent Advances in Droplet Microfluidics.
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Advances in healthcare wearable devices
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Microfluidics for sperm analysis and selection
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TL;DR: Many burgeoning possibilities exist for engineers, biologists, and clinicians to improve current practices for infertility diagnosis and treatment, and the most promising avenues have the potential to improve medical practice.
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