Applications of electrowetting-based digital microfluidics in clinical diagnostics

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-407

  Pollack, Michael G ^a   Pamula, Vamsee K ^a   Srinivasan, Vijay ^a   Eckhardt, Allen E ^a  

^a Advanced Liquid Logic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical diagnostics; digital microfluidics; droplet microfluidics; electrowetting; lab on a chip

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; ELECTROWETTING; IMMUNOASSAY; LAB ON A CHIP; MICROFLUIDICS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; REVIEW; WETTABILITY; WORKFLOW;

ELECTROWETTING; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 79955761317     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erm.11.22     Document Type: Review

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