Microsystem Engineering of Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

Geschke, Oliver / Klank, Henning / Telleman, Pieter (Editor)

1. Edition November 2003
XII, 258 Pages, Hardcover
155 Pictures
18 tables
Practical Approach Book

ISBN: 978-3-527-30733-3

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

Short Description

Written on a non-specialist level by an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and engineers from one of Europe's leading centres for microsystem research, the Danish Mikroelektronik Centret (MIC), this is a concise practical introduction to the subject.
As such, the book is the first to focus on analytical applications, providing life and analytical scientists, biotechnologists and pharmaceutists with an understanding of the principles behind the design and manufacture of chemical and biochemical microsystems.

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Written by an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and engineers from one of the leading European centers for microsystem research, MIC in Lyngby, Denmark, this book introduces and discusses the different aspects of (bio)chemical microsystem development. Unlike other, far more voluminous and theoretical books on this topic, this is a concise, practical handbook, dealing with analytical applications, particularly in the life sciences.
Topics include:
* microfluidics
* silicon micromachining
* glass and polymer micromachining
* packaging
* analytical chemistry
illustrated with examples taken mainly from ongoing research projects at MIC.

Introduction
Clean rooms
Microfluidics - theoretical aspects
Microfluidics - components
Simulations in microfluidics
Silicon and cleanroom processing
Glass micromachining
Polymer micromachining
Packaging of microsystems
Analytical chemistry on microsystems
Index

"In conclusion, the book is a useful addition to the literature and would be useful as an undergraduate textbook, to bridge the gap between the engineers and the chemists, or also as an introduction to the field of microfluidics for researchers who are unfamiliar with the field."
Angewandte Chemie IE

"The stated goal of the authors to "allow a broad range of scientists and engineers to get interested and familiarized with this very exciting topic" is well accomplished. An excellent overview-in-a-book about lab-on-achip devices."
ChemBioChem

"I recommend this book to anyone who wants to start working on miniaturized analytical/biological applications. It is interdisciplinary and accessible not only to engineers but also to chemists and biochemists interested in understanding the basics of microfluidic systems. ... The authors have found a didactic approach to inform you about (nearly) everything you ever wanted to know about engineering lab-on-a-chip devices but were afraid to ask."
Advanced Materials

Bioworld

"... a good introductory text in the developing area of lab-on-a-chip..."
Clinical Chemistry