Micro-Drops and Digital Microfluidics

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Biological Applications of EWOD

6.1 Introduction

The preceding chapters were dedicated to the physics of the digital microfluidics chip (DMC). In the following chapters, concrete applications of such microsystems are presented. At the present time, applications are found in the domains of biology and biotechnology, chemistry, and optics. This chapter is devoted to biological and biotechnological applications. In these fields, applications are principally related to the development of biosensors (lab-on-a-chip, immunoassays), and, to a lesser extent, of cell-on-a-chip.

First of all, let us ask the question: what would be an ideal on site biochemical ...