BioRoute: A network-flow-based routing algorithm for the synthesis of digital microfluidic biochips

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

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1928-1941

  Yuh, Ping Hung ^a   Yang, Chia Lin ^a   Chang, Yao Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Detailed routing; Digital microfluidic biochips; Global routing; Network flow based algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FAULT TOLERANCE; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROARRAYS; MICROFLUIDICS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; SCHEDULING; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SET THEORY;

CRITICAL PROBLEMS; DETAILED ROUTING; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC BIOCHIPS; DROPLET ROUTING; GLOBAL ROUTING; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; NETWORK-FLOW-BASED ALGORITHM; PRACTICAL; ROUTING; ROUTING AND SCHEDULING; ROUTING PATHS; ROUTING PROBLEMS; ROUTING SCHEMES; SYNTHESIS OF; TIME ALGORITHMS; TIMING RESTRICTIONS; TRANSPORTATION TIMES; VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION ROUTING;

ROUTING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 54949138053     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2008.2006140     Document Type: Article

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