microfluidic
- adjective
- /ˌmaɪkroʊˈfluːɪdɪk/
- Specialized
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microfluídico
- One example of a commercial polymeric microfluidic device comes from Agilent Technologies in Palo Alto, Calif.
- microfluidic device
- microfluidic channels
- microfluidic systems
Examples
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The microfluidic devices use capillary action to move fluids passively.
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Recently, it has become possible to compare the above detection theory with the results of experiments that exploit microfluidic technology.
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The number of channels in microfluidic arrays has been steadily increasing.
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The device includes two narrow microfluidic channels that merge as they move toward one outlet.
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Microfluidic devices that precisely control the conditions experienced by cells have become an integral component of chemotactic experiments.
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The company's products include microfluidic devices with capillaries in the 30- to 40-micrometer range to perform immunoassays.
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Microfluidic devices are already starting to transform analyses of genomes, cells, and tissues in the laboratory (Whitesides 2006).
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Kevin Killeen, project manager of the company's microfluidics and biosensors group, said his team designed a microfluidic device based on Kapton polyimide film.
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Lesefko said that, after the company investigated various fabrication techniques for its microfluidic devices, it settled on injection molding to produce microfluidic parts molded of a styrene-based plastic.
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The new microfluidic technology enables precise manipulation of small fluid volumes in medical diagnostics.
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Etymology
The word microfluidic comes from micro- meaning 'small' and fluid meaning 'a substance that flows', so it describes systems that control very small flows of liquid.