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Biological Applications of Microfluidics System

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Microfluidics for Biologists

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Microfluidics is modifying the way modern biology is performed. Microfluidic (MF) devices are being used for everything from accelerating molecular biology reactions to platforms for cell growth and analysis. The beauty lies in the precise control of quantities and rate of flow of samples and reagents that enables the separation and detection of analytes with high accuracy and sensitivity. This chapter will explore the practical applications of MF in different fields of biology. Further, lab on chip technologies employed for mutiple and single cell analysis, drug delivery systems, synthetic biology, stem cell research and various other areas will be discussed. The present scenario of commercialization of MF devices and new opportunities in the respective field will also be mentioned.

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SS and CMP thank Prof. B. D. Malhotra (DTU, Delhi) and Dr. G. Sumana (NPL, New Delhi) for interesting discussions. Shipra Solanki is thankful to UGC, India, for the award of SRF. C. M. Pandey acknowledges the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India for awarding the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship [DST/INSPIRE/04/2015/000932].

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Solanki, S., Pandey, C.M. (2016). Biological Applications of Microfluidics System. In: Dixit, C., Kaushik, A. (eds) Microfluidics for Biologists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40036-5_8

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