Fabrication and Applications of Microfluidic Devices: A Review

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 2011
• Main Authors: Niculescu, Adelina-Gabriela, Chircov, Cristina, Bîrcă, Alexandra Cătălina, Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.02.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Aluminum; Animals; Biocompatibility; Cell Culture Techniques - instrumentation; Cell Culture Techniques - methods; Ceramics; Coronaviruses; Drug Delivery Systems - methods; Glass; High-Throughput Screening Assays - instrumentation; High-Throughput Screening Assays - methods; Humans; Manufacturing; Metals; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - instrumentation; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - methods; Microfluidics - instrumentation; Microfluidics - methods; Molecular Biology - instrumentation; Molecular Biology - methods; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - administration & dosage; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage; Polymers; Review; Semiconductors; Silicon; fabrication techniques; microfluidic devices; chip materials; organ-on-a-chip; drug delivery; biomedical applications

Microfluidics is a relatively newly emerged field based on the combined principles of physics, chemistry, biology, fluid dynamics, microelectronics, and material science. Various materials can be processed into miniaturized chips containing channels and chambers in the microscale range. A diverse re...