Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

Microfluidic devices are finding increasing application as analytical systems, biomedical
devices, tools for chemistry and biochemistry, and systems for fundamental research …

This paper describes a procedure that makes it possible to design and fabricate (including
sealing) microfluidic systems in an elastomeric material poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) in …

Soft lithography is an alternative to silicon-based micromachining that uses replica molding
of nontraditional elastomeric materials to fabricate stamps and microfluidic channels. We …

▪ Abstract Soft lithography, a set of techniques for microfabrication, is based on printing and
molding using elastomeric stamps with the patterns of interest in bas-relief. As a technique …

The importance of accurate sample preparation techniques cannot be overstated--
meticulous sample preparation is essential. Often overlooked, it is the midway point where …

(57) ABSTRACT A microfluidic device for analyzing and/or sorting biological materials (eg,
molecules such as polynucleotides and polypeptides, including proteins and enzymes; …

Microfluidic devices provide a number of advantageous features for microscale biochemical
systems for analysis and/or synthesis. A PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) microchip, for …

The dramatic recent advances in molecular biology, which have opened a new era in
medicine and biotechnology, rely on improved techniques to study large molecules …

(54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR 4,962,037 A 10/1990 Jett et al. ANALYZING
POLYNUCLEOTIDE 4,971,903 A 11/1990 Hyman SEQUENCES BY ASYNCHRONOUS …