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Lab-on-a-chip : a component view
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posted on 2010-12-01, 00:00 authored by Yang Lim, Abbas KouzaniAbbas Kouzani, Wei DuanWei DuanMiniaturization is being increasingly applied to biological and chemical analysis processes. Lab-on-a-chip systems are direct creation of the advancement in the miniaturization of these processes. They offer a host of exciting applications in several areas including clinical diagnostics, food and environmental analysis, and drug discovery and delivery studies. This paper reviews lab-on-a-chip systems from their components perspective. It provides a categorization of the standard functional components found in lab-on-a-chip devices together with an overview of the latest trends and developments related to lab-on-a-chip technologies and their application in nanobiotechnology. The functional components include: injector, transporter, preparator, mixer, reactor, separator, detector, controller, and power supply. The components are represented by appropriate symbols allowing designers to present their lab-on-a-chip products in a standard manner. Definition and role of each functional component are included and complemented with examples of existing work. Through the approach presented in this paper, it is hoped that modularity and technology transfer in lab-on-a-chip systems can be further facilitated and their application in nanobiotechnology be expanded.
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Microsystem technologies : sensors actuators systems integrationVolume
16Issue
12Pagination
1995 - 2015Publisher
SpringerLocation
Heidelberg, GermanyPublisher DOI
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0946-7076eISSN
1432-1858Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, Springer-VerlagUsage metrics
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lab-on-a-chipmicrofluidicfunctional componentsarchitectureMEMSScience & TechnologyTechnologyPhysical SciencesEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicNanoscience & NanotechnologyMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedEngineeringScience & Technology - Other TopicsMaterials SciencePhysicsINTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMCELL-SEPARATIONSAMPLE PREPARATIONCAPILLARY-ELECTROPHORESISELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTIONNUCLEIC-ACIDSFLOWMICROCHIPPLATFORMDNA
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