The Applications of BioMEMS in Diagnosis, Cell Biology, and Therapy: A Review

BioNanoScience

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 356-366

  Menon, Kiran ^a   Joy, Reenu Anne ^a   Sood, Neeru ^a   Mittal, R K ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Applications; BioMEMS; Cell Sorting; Diagnosis; Microdevices; Therapy

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BIOCHIPS; BIOMEMS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

BIO-MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BIO-MEMS); CELL SORTING; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; MICRODEVICES; MYRIAD APPLICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; THERAPY;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

NANOMATERIAL;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; CELL COUNTING; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; MICROCHIP ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84891117883     PISSN: 21911630     EISSN: 21911649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-013-0112-7     Document Type: Article

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