Engineering microfluidic concentration gradient generators for biological applications

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-18

  Toh, Alicia G G ^a,b   Wang, Z P ^b   Yang, Chun ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Concentration gradient; Convection; Diffusion; Microfluidicsr; Microscale transport

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION;

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; CONCENTRATION GRADIENT GENERATORS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; MICROFLUIDIC CONCENTRATIONS; MICROFLUIDICSR; MICROSCALE TRANSPORT;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84898966455     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1236-3     Document Type: Review

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