This chapter discusses issues relating to the processing of biological cells in microfluidic
channels and the different techniques available to manipulate cells in microfluidic systems …

Microfluidics, a toolbox comprising methods for precise manipulation of fluids at small length
scales (micrometers to millimeters), has become useful for manipulating cells. Its uses range …

The vast majority of researches in cell biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, and chemistry
require cell/particle separation from a pool of samples for disease diagnostics and clinical …

Analysis of the profiles and dynamics of molecular components and sub-cellular structures
in living cells using microfluidic devices has become a major branch of bioanalytical …

As a technique for precisely manipulating fluid at the micrometer scale, the field of
microfluidics has experienced an explosive growth over the past two decades, particularly …

Cell mechanics is a highly interdisciplinary research area which has made significant
progress over the last decade, particularly in the study of human diseases. In diseases such …

Innovation in the biomedical field is often seen as a critical driver of scientific progress, and a
cornerstone of developing modern technology. This has been reflected in the early twenty …

Contemporary biomedical research requires development of novel techniques for sorting
and manipulation of cells within the framework of a microfluidic chip. The desired functions …

This chapter discusses in detail some of the prominent microfluidic strategies employed for
cellular manipulation, analysis, and treatment and their feasibility in clinical applications …

Microfluidic technology is creating powerful tools for cell biologists to control the complete
cellular microenvironment, leading to new questions and new discoveries. We review here …