Lab-on-a-chip devices: How to close and plug the lab?

Biosample Preparation by Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

The main objective of this chapter is to review the on-chip molecular sample preparation methods. For an on-chip sample preparation for large biological objects, such as cells and particles, prior to the molecular sample preparation, there are several methods available such as dielectrophoresis, hydrophoretic filtration, and separation via magnetic forces, acoustic forces, and optical forces. T...

Chitosan: an integrative biomaterial for lab-on-a-chip devices.

Chitosan is a naturally derived polymer with applications in a variety of industrial and biomedical fields. Recently, it has emerged as a promising material for biological functionalization of microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS). Due to its unique chemical properties and film forming ability, chitosan serves as a matrix for the assembly of biomolecules, cells, nanoparticles, and other subs...

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Electrostatics and the Lab on a Chip

At the heart of the laboratory on a chip are chemical or biochemical probes designed to detect specific molecules or reaction products. For these probes to perform their function, a microfluidic "plumbing system" is needed to accept samples, then manipulate, dispense, and distribute tiny liquid volumes on the chip. The most promising mechanisms for handling such small quantities of liquid -from...

Hybridoma: On-chip Cell Fusion Lab in a Tube Lab on a Chip

Antibodies have been used for many different applications ranging from basic biological studies to therapeutics. For example, antibodies are used in treatments as wide ranging as cancer care, autoimmune disease therapy, and to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. This requires large quantities of antibodies, which can be supplied via hybridoma generation. Hybridomas are hybrid cell lines f...