Microfabricated reaction and separation systems.

Abstract:

:Over the past year there have been a number of recent advances in the fields of miniaturized reaction and separation systems, including the construction of fully integrated 'lab-on-a-chip' systems. Microreactors, which initially targeted DNA-based reactions such as the polymerase chain reaction, are now used in several other chemical and biochemical assays. Miniaturized separation columns are currently employed for analyzing a wide variety of samples including DNA, RNA, proteins and cells. Although significant advances have been made at the component level, the realization of an integrated analysis system still remains at the early stages of development.

journal_name

Curr Opin Biotechnol

authors

Krishnan M,Namasivayam V,Lin R,Pal R,Burns MA

doi

10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00166-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-02-01 00:00:00

pages

92-8

issue

1

eissn

0958-1669

issn

1879-0429

pii

S0958-1669(00)00166-X

journal_volume

12

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