Microfluidic technologies in drug discovery

• Published in: Drug discovery today Vol. 10; no. 20; pp. 1377 - 1383
• Main Authors: Pihl, Johan, Karlsson, Mattias, Chiu, Daniel T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical - instrumentation; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical - methods; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical - trends; drug discovery; General pharmacology; HTS; ion channels; Medical sciences; Microfabrication; microfluidics; Microfluidics - instrumentation; Microfluidics - methods; Microfluidics - trends; Pharmaceutical technology. Pharmaceutical industry; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Technology, Pharmaceutical - instrumentation; Technology, Pharmaceutical - methods; Technology, Pharmaceutical - trends; Techniques & Methods; Pharmaceutical Science; Microfabrication; HTS; Biophysics; Drug Discovery; microfluidics; ion channels; Drug; Research and development; Pharmaceutical technology

Microfluidic technologies are emerging as powerful tools in many stages of the drug discovery process, and this article will introduce the readers to microfluidics, followed by a presentation of the main companies that provide microfluidic platforms each targeting different bottlenecks in the drug d...