LEADER 02330oam 2200445 450 001 9910818234903321 005 20190911100038.0 010 $a0-85709-704-0 035 $a(OCoLC)864746886 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6ZQJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000485155 100 $a20130815d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMicrofluidic devices for biomedical applications /$fedited by Xiujun (James) Li and Yu Zhou 210 1$aCambridge, UK :$cWoodhead Publishing,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 652 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations (some color) 225 1 $aWoodhead Publishing series in biomaterials,$x2049-9485 ;$vnumber 61 300 $a"ISSN: 2049-9485." 311 $a0-85709-697-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart 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. 330 $aMicrofluidics or lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is an important technology suitable for numerous applications from drug delivery to tissue engineering. Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications discusses the fundamentals of microfluidics and explores in detail a wide range of medical applications.The first part of the book reviews the fundamentals of microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications with chapters focussing on the materials and methods for microfabrication, microfluidic actuation mechanisms and digital microfluidic technologies. Chapters in part two examine applications 410 0$aWoodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ;$vno. 61. 606 $aMicrofluidic devices 606 $aBiomedical materials 615 0$aMicrofluidic devices. 615 0$aBiomedical materials. 676 $a621.3815 702 $aLi$b XiuJun (James) 702 $aZhou$b Yu 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818234903321 996 $aMicrofluidic devices for biomedical applications$94076984 997 $aUNINA