Droplet microfluidics: recent developments and future applications.
We report recent advances in the field of droplet-based microfluidics. Specifically, we highlight the unique features of such platforms for high-throughput experimentation; describe functional components that afford complex analytical processing and report on applications in synthesis, high-throughput screening, cell biology and synthetic and systems biology. Issues including the integration of high-information content detection methods, long term droplet stability and opportunities for large scale and intelligent biological experimentation are also discussed.
Casadevall i Solvas
Xavier
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Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ, London, UK. x.casadevall-i-solvas@imperial.ac.uk
deMello
Andrew
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