Microchip-Based Assay Systems: Methods and Applications. Pierre N. Floriano, editor. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2007, 229 pp; (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-59745-426-1

Abstract

This is volume 385 in the long-established Methods in Molecular Biology series and is devoted to analytical microchips (lab-on-a-chip), one of the most actively developing areas in analytical chemistry and analytical biochemistry. The scope of analytical microchips spans microfluidic chips that allow control of microliter volumes of fluid, bioelectronic chips that incorporate both microfluidic and electronic control or detection components, and microarray chips formed from dense arrays of protein or nucleic acid reagents. Applications for each type of chip are presented among the 16 chapters in this book. This volume places heavy emphasis on analytical microchips fabricated from polymers, such …