Micro-/nanofluidic device for tunable generation of a concentration gradient: Application to Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2679-2686

  Wang, Zhongwei ^a   Lee, Insu ^a   Jeon, Tae Joon ^a   Kim, Sun Min ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C. elegans chemotaxis; Concentration gradients; Micro nanofluidic gradient generator; Parallel nanochannel

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; SILICONES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON THIN FILMS; ELEGANS; MICRO-/NANOFLUIDIC GRADIENT GENERATOR; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; NANO CHANNELS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOTAXIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84898029439     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7663-5     Document Type: Article

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