title: Sample preparation in lab-on-a-chip systems.
abstract: Fully integrated lab-on-chip systems are relatively rare, and no current system can claim to be able to perform all the roles of a laboratory. This article outlines ways of combining specific single modules to form a fully integrated lab-on-a-chip system for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
authors.affiliation: Fluidics and Simulation Department, Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Drese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: von Germar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ritzi
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry; D019963:Clinical Chemistry Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA