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Hidden in plain sight : the history, science, and engineering of microfluidic technology / Albert Folch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Folch i Folch, Albert, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biomedical devices.
- Microfluidic devices.
- Microfluidics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This book presents a history of microfluidic devices, primarily through interviews with some of their progenitors. It also discusses the science, engineering, and myriad applications, including the rapid pregnancy test, inkjet printing, glucose sensors, and genome sequencing"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Tiny channels everywhere
- The power of droplets
- Decoding the human genome with microfluidics
- Miniaturized testing with the glucometer and other point-of-care devices
- The blossoming democracy after the tyranny
- Organs-on-chips
- The pregnancy test and the rise of paper microfluidics
- In search of extremely rare cells
- Microfluidics and 3D printing.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-36962-1
- 0-262-36963-X
- OCLC:
- 1312162604
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