Exploitation of a microfluidic device capable of generating size-tunable droplets for gene delivery

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-56

  Wu, Huei Wen ^a   Huang, Yen Chang ^a   Wu, Chao Liang ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Gene delivery; Gene transfection; MEMS; Microfluidics; Vector

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DISPERSE PHASE; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET SIZES; EMULSION DROPLETS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWRATE RATIO; GENE DELIVERY; GENE TRANSFECTION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-SCALE; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; NEW DESIGN; PNEUMATIC CHAMBERS; SHEAR FORCE; SIZE VARIATION; SYRINGE PUMPS; T JUNCTIONS; TUNABLE MEMBRANES; UNIFORM DROPLET; UPPER AIR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOASSAY; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GENE TRANSFER; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PNEUMATICS;

BIOCHIPS;

EID: 67649389581     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0359-4     Document Type: Article

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