Microfluidics and Nanotechnology

9 A Review of Tubeless Microfluidic Devices

Pedro J. Resto, David J. Beebe and Justin C. Williams

CONTENTS

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Flow Rate Analysis

9.3 Evaporation

9.4 Sample Concentration

9.5 Concentration Gradients

9.6 Backflow Mechanisms

9.7 High Throughput

9.8 Passive Washing and Logic Circuitry

9.9 Biology

9.10 Integrated Electrodes

9.11 Other Types of Tubeless Devices

References

9.1 Introduction

Microfluidics is a field of science driven by the vision of entire biological and chemical laboratories developed on a miniaturized silicon or polymer chip. Microfluidic technologies offer advantages such as reduced sample size, decreased assay times, and minimized reagent consumption, reducing experimental costs and speeds while increasing experimental ...