Microfluidics for Cellular Applications (Micro and Nano Technologies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128224827 ISBN 13: 9780128224823

Publisher: Elsevier, 2023

Synopsis

Microfluidics for Cellular Applications describes microfluidic devices for cell screening from a physical, technological and applications point-of-view, presenting a comparison with the cell microenvironment and conventional instruments used in medicine. Microfluidic technologies, protocols, devices for cell screening and treatment have reached an advanced state but are mainly used in research. Sections break them down into practical applications and conventional medical procedures and offers insights and analysis on how higher resolutions and fast operations can be reached. This is an important resource for those from an engineering and technology background who want to understand more and gain additional insights on cell screening processes.

• Outlines the major applications of microfluidic devices in medicine and biotechnology
• Assesses the major challenges of using microfluidic devices in terms of complexity of the control set-up, ease of use, integration capability, automation level, analysis throughput, content and costs
• Describes the major fabrication techniques for assembling effective microfluidic devices for bioapplications

About this title

About the Authors

Gerardo Perozziello is Associate Professor of Applied Physics at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy. His research focuses on the development and integration of label-free nanosensors in microfluidic devices.

Ulrich Kruhne is Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, Denmark. His research focuses on microfluidics.

Paola Luciani is a Full Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. Her research interests are in the areas of nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology.

From the Back Cover

Microfluidics for Cellular Applications describes microfluidic devices for cell screening from a physical, technological and applications point of view, giving a comparison with the cell microenvironment and the conventional instruments used in medicine.

Microfluidic technologies, protocols, and devices for cell screening and treatment have reached an advanced state, but they are still mainly used for research purposes. They have not yet broken into practical applications and conventional medical procedures since they are often cumbersome to use, unreliable, or require complicated or expensive set-up. On the other hand, microfluidic devices can provide unique insights and reach higher resolutions and faster operations in comparison to conventional medical technologies.

Microfluidics for Cellular Applications is an important resource for those from an engineering and technology background to understand more about microfluidic methods that can be used to gain additional insights into cell screening processes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128224827
• ISBN 13: 9780128224823
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Perozziello Gerardo, Kruhne Ulrich, Luciani Paola