Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications

2. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-819971-8
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 722 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1440 g

Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications, Second Edition provides updated coverage on the fundamentals of microfluidics, while also exploring a wide range of medical applications. Chapters review materials and methods, microfluidic actuation mechanisms, recent research on droplet microfluidics, applications in drug discovery and controlled-delivery, including micro needles, consider applications of microfluidic devices in cellular analysis and manipulation, tissue engineering and their role in developing tissue scaffolds, and cover the applications of microfluidic devices in diagnostic sensing, including genetic analysis, low-cost bioassays, viral detection, and radio chemical synthesis.

This book is an essential reference for medical device manufacturers, scientists and researchers concerned with microfluidics in the field of biomedical applications and life-science industries.

Zielgruppe

<p>Medical device manufacturers, scientists, and researchers concerned with microfluidics in the field of drug delivery, cell manipulation, tissue engineering and diagnostics/sensing; Industrial and academic researchers and developers in the life sciences and engineering fields who aim to use microengineering technologies to develop advanced techniques and microdevices for advancements in healthcare and medical diagnostics</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhou, Yu

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Strömungslehre
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Mechatronik, Mikrosysteme (MEMS), Nanosysteme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Fundamentals of microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications 1. Materials and methods for the microfabrication of microfluidic biomedical devices 2. Surface coatings for microfluidic-based biomedical devices 3. Actuation mechanisms for microfluidic biomedical devices 4. Droplet Microfluidics for biomedical devices

Part II Applications of microfluidic devices for drug delivery and discovery 5. Controlled drug deliver using microfluidic devices 6. Microneedles for drug delivery and monitoring 7. Microfluidic devices for drug discovery and analysis

Part III Applications of microfluidic devices for cellar analysis and tissue engineering 8. Microfluidic devices for cell manipulation (review type) 9. Microfluidic devices for single cell trapping and automated micro-robotic injection (specific research topic) 10. Microfluidic devices for developing tissue scaffolds 11. Microfluidic devices for stem cell analysis 12. 3D printing and applications

Part IV Applications of microfluidic devices in diagnostic Sensing 13. Development of immunoassays for protein analysis 14. Integrated microfluidic systems for genetic analysis 15. Low-cost assays in paper-based microfluidic biomedical devices 16. Microfluidic devices for viral detection 17. Microfluidics for monitoring and imaging pancreatic islet and betal-cells for human transplant

Über Autor(innen)

Zhou, Yu
Yu Zhou, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Department of Research and Development at ABS Global Inc., USA. Dr Zhou received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010. After graduation, he joined ABS Global, the world-leading genetics provider company as a key researcher and has been working on the development of a high-throughput microfluidic cytometry for biological cell detection and manipulation. He obtained extensive experience in design and fabrication of silicon-based microsystems and disposal plastic microfluidic chips, precision fluid delivery, and microfluidics-based single cell separation and analysis. He is a member of ASME and serves on the advisory editorial board for several technical journals including Microsystem Technologies, and Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research (Canada) since 2011.