In pharmaceutical research, an adequate cell-based assay scheme to efficiently screen and
to validate potential drug candidates in the initial stage of drug discovery is crucial. In order …

With the introduction of microtechnology and microfluidic platforms for cell culture, stem cell
research can be put into a new context. Inside microfluidics, microenvironments can be more …

Microfluidics, the study and control of the fluidic behavior in microstructures, has emerged as
an important enabling tool for single-cell chemical analysis. The complex procedures for …

The ability to culture cells in vitro has revolutionized hypothesis testing in basic cell and
molecular biology research and has become a standard methodology in drug screening and …

Microfluidic techniques have been recently developed for cell-based assays. In microfluidic
systems, the objective is for these microenvironments to mimic in vivo surroundings. With …

In comparison to traditional in vitro cell culture in Petri dishes or well plates, cell culture in
microfluidic‐based devices enables better control over chemical and physical environments …

Highlights•Microfluidics is transforming traditional techniques in biotechnology.•Multi-step
experiments are automated on single device in parallel reactors.•Millions of parallel …

Microfluidics for Biological Applications provides researchers and scientists in the
biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life science industries with an introduction to the basics …

Microfluidic systems have emerged as revolutionary new platform technologies for a range
of applications, from consumer products such as inkjet printer cartridges to lab-on-a-chip …

Cells are extremely complex and dynamic biochemical entities. Significant biochemical
heterogeneity can exist among cells of the same type. This heterogeneity may arise via …