The manipulation of fluids in channels with dimensions of tens of micrometres—microfluidics—
has emerged as a distinct new field. Microfluidics has the potential to influence subject areas …

Droplet-based microfluidic systems have been shown to be compatible with many chemical
and biological reagents and capable of performing a variety of “digital fluidic” operations that …

Culture of cells using various microfluidic devices is becoming more common within
experimental cell biology. At the same time, a technological radiation of microfluidic cell …

Microsystems create new opportunities for the spatial and temporal control of cell growth
and stimuli by combining surfaces that mimic complex biochemistries and geometries of the …

A biosensor can be defined as a compact analytical device or unit incorporating a biological
or biologically derived sensitive recognition element immobilized on a physicochemical …

Both passive and active microfluidic chips are used in many biomedical and chemical
applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive …

This Review summarizes methods for constructing systems and structures at micron or
submicron scales that have applications in microbiology. These tools make it possible to …

The exploitation of microdroplets produced within microfluidic environments has recently
emerged as a new and exciting technological platform for applications within the chemical …

There is increasing demand for automated and quantitative cell culture technology, driven
both by the intense activity in stem cell biology and by the emergence of systems biology …

This protocol describes the fabrication and use of a microfluidic device to culture central
nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system neurons for neuroscience …