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Droplet microfluidics: recent developments and future applications
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We report recent advances in the field of droplet-based microfluidics. Specifically, we highlight the unique features of such platforms for high-throughput experimentation; describe functional components that afford complex analytical processing and report on applications in synthesis, high-throughput screening, cell biology and synthetic and systems biology. Issues including the integration of high-information content detection methods, long term droplet stability and opportunities for large scale and intelligent biological experimentation are also discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Casadevall i Solvas, X., & deMello, A.
- Venue
- Chem. Commun.
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1936-1942
- ISSN
- 1359-7345 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-548X
- OpenAlex
- W2081315770
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 74
- FWCI
- 12.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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