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.
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ, London, UK. x.casadevall-i-solvas@imperial.ac.uk
Xavier
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Casadevall i Solvas
Andrew
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deMello