A droplet-manipulation method for achieving high-throughput in cross-referencing-based digital microfluidic biochips

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1905-1917

  Xu, Tao ^a   Chakrabarty, Krishnendu ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Droplet routing; Droplet based microfluidics; Lab on chip; Physical design

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOASSAY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DESIGN; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTRODES; GRAPH THEORY; MICROARRAYS; MICROFLUIDICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; THROUGHPUT; TOPOLOGY;

ADDRESSING METHODS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGNS; DESIGN AUTOMATIONS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC BIOCHIPS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; DROPLET ROUTING; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; EFFICIENT SCHEDULING; ELECTRICAL; INDEPENDENT CONTROLS; INPUT PINS; LAB-ON-CHIP; MANIPULATION METHODS; MICROFLUIDIC ARRAYS; PARTITIONING PROBLEMS; PHYSICAL DESIGN; PRIOR WROUGHT; SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS;

BIOCHIPS;

EID: 54949128645     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2008.2006086     Document Type: Article

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