Fundamentals and applications of immobilized microfluidic enzymatic reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-334

  Matosevic, Sandro ^a   Szita, Nicolas ^a   Baganz, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Enzymes; Kinetics; Microfluidics; Reactors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; BIOCATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL SYNTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG DISCOVERY APPLICATIONS; ENZYMATIC REACTORS; ENZYME REACTORS; EXACT CONTROLS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION; IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE; MARKET POTENTIAL; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POINT OF CARE; PROTEOMICS; REACTION SOLUTIONS; REACTORS; SOLID SUPPORTS; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOSENSORS; CATALYSTS; DRUG THERAPY; ENZYMES; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REUSABILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROFLUIDICS;

AMINOTRANSFERASE; APYRASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; ENZYME; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HEXOKINASE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MUTASE; PEROXIDASE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STABILITY; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME REACTOR; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY;

EID: 79751471817     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2564     Document Type: Article

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