Continuous and Segmented Flow Microfluidics: Applications in High-throughput Chemistry and Biology

Authors

  • Claire E. Stanley Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Robert C. R. Wootton Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Andrew J. deMello Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland. andrew.demello@chem.ethz.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2012.88

Keywords:

Droplets, Lab-on-a-chip, Microfluidics, Optical detection, Single cells

Abstract

This account highlights some of our recent activities focused on developing microfluidic technologies for application in high-throughput and high-information content chemical and biological analysis. Specifically, we discuss the use of continuous and segmented flow microfluidics for artificial membrane formation, the analysis of single cells and organisms, nanomaterial synthesis and DNA amplification via the polymerase chain reaction. In addition, we report on recent developments in small-volume detection technology that allow access to the vast amounts of chemical and biological information afforded by microfluidic systems.
CHIMIA Vol. 66 No. 3 (2012): New Professors in Switzerland

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Published

2012-03-28

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 3 (2012): New Professors in Switzerland

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Scientific Articles

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Copyright (c) 2012 Swiss Chemical Society

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
C. E. Stanley, R. C. R. Wootton, A. J. deMello, Chimia 2012, 66, 88, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2012.88.