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Introduction to Microfluidics - KATE.pptx - McGill University

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Advantages of <strong>Microfluidics</strong><br />

§ Low sample and reagent consumption; fluid volumes (µl; nl; pl; fl)<br />

§ Small physical and economic footprint<br />

§ Parallelization and high throughput experimentation<br />

§ Unique physical phenomena: use of effects in the micro-domain:<br />

§ Laminar flow<br />

§ Capillary forces<br />

§ Diffusion<br />

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P.J. Lee et al. (2007).<br />

Biotech. Bioeng. 97: 1340-6.<br />

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