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Microfluidic and nanotechnologies for chemistry, biology, and bioengineering
Cover Gallery 2007
Lab on a Chip cover images from 2007 are available to browse here
Cover Gallery
A microfluidic device integrating multiple concentration generators with micro-scale cell culture arrays. Image reproduced by permission of Bingcheng Lin.
DOI: 10.1039/b717183h
Microfluidic BASICs integrated to perform cell culture and lysis on a chip. Image reproduced by permission of Luke Lee.
DOI: 10.1039/b711874K
Naturally non-adherent Jurkat cells patterned using cell-surface DNA. Single stranded ''cell-adhesion barcodes'' attached to the cell bind to complementary strands on the device, enabling sequence-specific capture of cells from a mixed population. Image reproduced by permission of Matthew Francis.
DOI: 10.1039/b715498b
Automated microfluidic reactor for the synthesis of CdSe quantum dots with optimised emission characteristics. Image reproduced by permission of John deMello.
DOI: 10.1039/b711412e
Microfluidic drifting enables 3D hydrodynamic focusing with a single-layer planar microfluidic device. Image reproduced by permission of Tony Huang.
DOI: 10.1039/b713948a
Coupling of light from an optical fiber into a liquidcore optical waveguide. The integrated waveguides are used for laser induced fluorescence DNA fragment analysis. Image reproduced by permission of Christopher Backhouse
DOI: 10.1039/b713949g
A droplet of erythrocytes in an acoustic node generated by an ultrasonic levitation device. The cells are simultaneously probed with a near-IR laser and a Ramanspectrum recorded. Photograph by Mr Steven Morton, Faculty of Science, Monash University. Image reproduced by permission of Bayden Wood.
DOI: 10.1039/b706997a
A variety of microfluidic platforms employed in lab on a chip research. Image reproduced by permission of Roland Zengerle.
DOI: 10.1039/b712147b
Biocompatibility of microfluidic devices for culturing primary mammalian neurons at low densities is greatly enhanced through fabrication using chemically-extracted PDMS and by inducing flow. Image prepared by L. Millet and J. Wheeler, and reproduced by permission of M. Gillette.
DOI: 10.1039/b705266a
Oral cancer cells captured from saliva using a microfiltration technique. Image reproduced by permission of J. McDevitt.
DOI: 10.1039/b710556h
Image of a 'brain in a chip', a microfluidic device for keeping excised brain slices alive for extended periods of time which utilises laminar flow for targeted drug delivery, and surface tension effects to allow the insertion of standard neurophysiology tools. Image prepared with contributions from A. Bassuener, A. Blake, S. Johnson, R. Pearce, T. Pearce, and J. Williams. Reproduced by permission of Justin Williams.
DOI: 10.1039/b704754a
A montage of images taken from papers in this special issue on 'Cell and tissue engineering in microsystems. Thanks to all relevant contributors for use of these images.
DOI: 10.1039/b707014b
CD type device designed for pathogen-specific DNA extraction from whole blood utilizing the laser irradiated ferrowax microvalves together with the rapid cell lysis method using laser irradiation on magnetic particles. Image reproduced by permission of Christopher Ko.
DOI: 10.1039/b705832m
A 96-well microplate incorporating a microfluidic network integrated with photonic crystal biosensors. Image reproduced by permission of Brian Cunningham.
DOI: 10.1039/b705833k
Demonstration of fluorescently labelled leukocytes adhering to living endothelial cells in a microfluidic device bonded to the surface by a network of vacuum channels. Image reproduced by permission of Scott Simon.
DOI: 10.1039/b617915k
Image shows 3D mammalian cell culture in microfluidic channels using micropillars and complex coacervated matrices. Image reproduced by permission of Hanry Yu.
DOI: 10.1039/b614872g
Image shows a microfluidic cooling device which provides autonomous on-chip cooling by recirculating fluid and is triggered by thermoresponsive hydrogels. Image reproduced by permission of Hongrui Jiang.
DOI: 10.1039/b701958k
Image shows charged phospholipid interfaces in microchannels that allow the simultaneous control of multiple electroosmotic flows and simultaneously suppress non-specific bioadsorptions. Designed by Li Xu, reproduced by permission of Madoka Takai.
DOI: 10.1039/b616851p
Image depicts diagnostic microfluidic devices for global health. Designed by Y. Cheung and reproduced by permission of S. Sia.
DOI: 10.1039/b611455e
Image shows a microfluidic channel containing chemiluminescent reagents for high sensitivity detection. Reproduced by permission of J. C. deMello.
DOI: 10.1039/b617756p
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