Prospects of low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) based microfluidic systems for point-of-care biosensing and environmental sensing

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 683-702

  Vasudev, Abhay ^a   Kaushik, Ajeet ^a   Jones, Kinzy ^a   Bhansali, Shekhar ^a  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Environmental sensors; Low temperature co fired ceramics; LTCC; Microfluidics; Point of care

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSORS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTRODES; MICROELECTRONICS; TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR; LOW TEMPERATURE CO FIRED CERAMIC(LTCC); LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; LTCC; POINT OF CARE; POINT OF CARE DIAGNOSTIC; TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84878580162     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1087-3     Document Type: Review

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