microfluidic system

Tests based on lab-on-a-chip technology that take less than an hour to complete and can accurately identify specific subtypes of bird flu are being developed. This technology consists of a small device (the “chip”) that contains on its surface a series of scaled-down laboratory analyses requiring only a…

Microfluidic systems, or “labs-on-chips,” have been developed for biochemical assays of minuscule samples. Typically cramming numerous electronic and mechanical components into a portable unit no larger than a credit card, they are especially useful for conducting rapid analysis in the field. While these microfluidic systems…