This new volume introduces the applications of microfluidic systems to facilitate biotechnological and biomedical processes. It provides an overview on cutting-edge technologies, summarizes traditional and modern fabrication methods and highlights recent advances regarding the application of lab-on-a-chip (LoC) systems for bioanalytical purposes.
This book is ideal for research scientists and students interested at the cross-section between biotechnology, chemistry and chemical engineering.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Microfluidics in Biotechnology: Overview and Status Quo. - A Primer on Microfluidics: From Basic Principles to Microfabrication. - Emerging technologies and materials for high-resolution 3D printing of microfluidic chips. - Microbioreactors for process development and cell-based screening studies. - Microfluidic Devices as Process Development Tools for Cellular Therapy Manufacturing. - Droplet Microfluidics for Microbial Biotechnology. - Microfluidic Single-Cell Analytics. - Analytics in microfluidic systems. - Biocatalysis in Continuous-Flow Microfluidic Reactors. - Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Point-of-Care Medical Diagnostics. - Microfluidics for Environmental Applications. - Microfluidic Systems for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. - Organ-on-a-Chip. - Emerging Biosensor Trends in Organ-on-a-Chip. - Microfluidics in Biotechnology: Quo vadis.