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      The present and future role of microfluidics in biomedical research

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          Abstract

          Microfluidics, a technology characterized by the engineered manipulation of fluids at the submillimetre scale, has shown considerable promise for improving diagnostics and biology research. Certain properties of microfluidic technologies, such as rapid sample processing and the precise control of fluids in an assay, have made them attractive candidates to replace traditional experimental approaches. Here we analyse the progress made by lab-on-a-chip microtechnologies in recent years, and discuss the clinical and research areas in which they have made the greatest impact. We also suggest directions that biologists, engineers and clinicians can take to help this technology live up to its potential.

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          Nature
          Nature
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          0028-0836
          1476-4687
          March 2014
          March 12 2014
          March 2014
          : 507
          : 7491
          : 181-189
          Article
          10.1038/nature13118
          24622198
          b00cc05f-6932-4fd6-804f-035ce063c111
          © 2014

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