Microfluidic devices: Useful tools for bioprocess intensification

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 8368-8401

  Marques, Marco P C ^a,b   Fernandes, Pedro ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioprocess intensification; Microfluidic devices; Modeling and simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; REVIEW;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 80054963800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16108368     Document Type: Review

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