Micropumps, microvalves, and micromixers within PCR microfluidic chips: Advances and trends

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-514

  Zhang, Chunsun ^a   Xing, Da ^a   Li, Yuyuan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microfluidic chip; Micromixers; Micropumps; Microvalves; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS; MICROMIXERS; MICROPUMPS; MICROVALVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR);

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOCHIPS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SURFACE TENSION; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

PUMPS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROKINESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE TENSION;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MICROCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34447299421     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.05.003     Document Type: Review

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