02330oam 2200445 450 991078776600332120190911100038.00-85709-704-0(OCoLC)864746886(MiFhGG)GVRL6ZQJ(EXLCZ)99267000000048515520130815d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrMicrofluidic devices for biomedical applications /edited by Xiujun (James) Li and Yu ZhouCambridge, UK :Woodhead Publishing,2013.1 online resource (xxiii, 652 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations (some color)Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials,2049-9485 ;number 61"ISSN: 2049-9485."0-85709-697-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.part I. Fundamentals of microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications -- part II. Applications of microfluidic devices for drug delivery and discovery -- part III. Applications of microfluidic devices for cellular analysis and tissue engineering -- part IV. Applications of microfluidic devices in diagnostic sensing.Microfluidics or lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is an important technology suitable for numerous applications from drug delivery to tissue engineering. Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications discusses the fundamentals of microfluidics and explores in detail a wide range of medical applications.The first part of the book reviews the fundamentals of microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications with chapters focussing on the materials and methods for microfabrication, microfluidic actuation mechanisms and digital microfluidic technologies. Chapters in part two examine applicationsWoodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ;no. 61.Microfluidic devicesBiomedical materialsMicrofluidic devices.Biomedical materials.621.3815Li XiuJun (James)Zhou YuMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910787766003321Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications3871743UNINA