Microfluidic Systems for Biomedical Analysis, Detection and Diagnosis
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B:Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 6268
Special Issue Editor
Interests: acoustofluidics; lab-on-a-chip; bioprinting
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microfluidic systems are ideal for manipulating cellular and tissue environments, with the ability to define chemical concentrations, fluidic flow and cell positions down to the microscale. Such devices have accordingly found increasing use in enhancing biological and medical research, with the benefits for biomedical analysis, detection and diagnosis, including improved system integration, shorter assay times, smaller reaction volumes and reduced cost compared to conventional processes. Beyond this, microfluidic devices and principles have also been instrumental in fundamental biological studies.
For this Special Issue, we seek research contributions and review articles that examine the use of microsystems and microfluidic devices for biomedical applications. This includes the processing of biological samples, encompassing cells, tissues, organisms and biologically relevant materials such as proteins, cell media or DNA. Example activities in this space include sample preparation, high throughput sorting, cell analysis and point-of-care diagnosis in lab-on-a-chip devices.
Authors are encouraged to contact the editors if they have any questions regarding the suitability of their work for this Special Issue.
Dr. David J. Collins
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- microfluidics
- microsystems
- lab-on-a-chip
- electrophoresis
- tissue engineering
- acoustofluidics
- hydrodynamics
- optical tweezers
- micromanipulation
- lab-on-a-disk
- organ-on-a-chip
- drug discovery
- diagnosis
- cell analysis
- bioassay