title: Microfluidics in microbiology: putting a magnifying glass on microbes.
abstract: Microfluidic technologies enable unique studies in the field of microbiology to facilitate our understanding of microorganisms. Using miniaturized and high-throughput experimental capabilities in microfluidics, devices with controlled microenvironments can be created for microbial studies in research fields such as healthcare and green energy. In this research highlight, we describe recently developed tools for diagnostic assays, high-throughput mutant screening, and the study of human disease development as well as a future outlook on microbes for renewable energy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Canada. chris.moraes@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Sanya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Canada. chris.moraes@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tufenkji
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Canada. chris.moraes@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000382:microbiology*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis / Q000639:trends*