Inertial focusing in microfluidics

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages 371-396

  Martel, Joseph M ^a   Toner, Mehmet ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

applied physics; biofluid processing; high throughput; hydrodynamic lift; label free cell separation; particle separation

Indexed keywords

MICROFLUIDICS;

APPLIED PHYSICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; HYDRODYNAMIC LIFTS; LABEL-FREE CELL SEPARATIONS; PARTICLE SEPARATION;

FOCUSING;

BODY FLUID; CELL SUSPENSION; FORCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROCESSING; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PHYSICS; PROCEDURES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; PHYSICS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84904362306     PISSN: 15239829     EISSN: 15454274     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-121813-120704     Document Type: Review

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