Abstract
Several advantages of microfluidic systems such as rapid control, reduced size, low costs, large-scale integration and in vivo simulation of cellular microenvironments make them suitable for diverse bionanotechnological applications. This chapter reviews major current and potential microfluidic applications in bionanotechnology, including miniaturized devices related to common molecular biological techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA microarray and electrophoresis; microfluidic bioreactors; and monitoring microbial behaviour by microfluidics. Additionally, present applications and future potential of microfluidics in microbial strain development and single cell analysis/characterization are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | NanoScience and Technology |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
| Pages | 589-607 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | NanoScience and Technology |
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| ISSN (Print) | 1434-4904 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2197-7127 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. All rights reserved.
Funding
Our research presented in this chapter was supported by the COST Action CM0902, Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) (project no: 105T314, 107T284, 109T638, PI: ZPÇ), Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Research Funds (project no: 30108, 34200, PI: ZPÇ). BS is financially supported by the Faculty Member Training Programme (ÖYP) of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in Turkey.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council | |
| YÖK | |
| European Cooperation in Science and Technology | CM0902 |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu | 105T314, 107T284, 109T638 |
| Yükseköğretim Kurulu | |
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | 34200, 30108 |