Microfluidics technology for drug discovery and development - An overview

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 804-809

  Sekhon, Bhupinder Singh ^a   Kamboj, Seema ^a  

^a PCTE Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Drug discovery; Lab on a chip; Microfluidics; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; DIMETICONE; ETOPOSIDE; GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78; NANOPARTICLE;

ASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRONICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LAB ON A CHIP; LIQUID; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICS; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

EID: 77953377806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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