Extraction, amplification and detection of DNA in microfluidic chip-based assays

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 181, Issue 13-14, 2014, Pages 1611-1631

  Wu, Jinbo ^a   Kodzius, Rimantas ^b   Cao, Wenbin ^a   Wen, Weijia ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chip; DNA; Microfluidics; Micromixer; Micropump; Microvalve; Point of care testing; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907860875     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-013-1140-2     Document Type: Review

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