Miniaturization is being increasingly applied to biological and chemical analysis processes.
Lab-on-a-chip systems are direct creation of the advancement in the miniaturization of these …

This review describes recent research in the application of optical techniques to microfluidic
systems for chemical and biochemical analysis. The “lab-on-a-chip” presents great benefits …

The field of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), or “lab on a chip”, has continued to gain
maturity. The importance of μTAS is reflected in both the growing number and the improved …

Abstract Systems metabolic engineering faces the formidable task of rewiring microbial
metabolism to cost-effectively generate high-value molecules from a variety of inexpensive …

Picoliter-volume droplets within segmented flows can be probed in a rapid and efficient
manner using optical detection methods. To date, however, most detection schemes for …

Proteins in biological fluids (blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid) are important biomarkers of
various pathological conditions. Protein biomarkers detection and quantification have been …

Microfluidic systems offer an attractive alternative to conventional wet chemical methods with
benefits including reduced sample and reagent volumes, shorter reaction times, high …

Optical detection has become a convenient and scalable approach to read out information
from microfluidic systems. For the study of many key biomolecules, however, including …

Over the past decade a tremendous amount of research has been performed using
microfluidic analytical devices to detect over 200 different chemical species. Most of this …

Lab-on-chip systems are a class of miniaturized analytical devices that integrate fluidics,
electronics and various sensorics. They are capable of analysing biochemical liquid …