Access
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Insight
Nature 442, 367 (27 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/442367a; Published online 26 July 2006
nature jobs
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Materials and Devices Based on Oxide Heterostructures
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Professorship in Agricultural Engineering
- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna
- Vienna, Austria
Introduction Lab on a chip
Rosamund Daw1 & Joshua Finkelstein2
The ability to perform laboratory operations on a small scale using miniaturized (lab-on-a-chip) devices is very appealing. Small volumes reduce the time taken to synthesize and analyse a product; the unique behaviour of liquids at the microscale allows greater control of molecular concentrations and interactions; and reagent costs and the amount of chemical waste can be much reduced.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS
These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Microfluids Clicks and chipsNature News and Views (20 Jul 2006)
Microfluidics closes in on point-of-care assaysNature Biotechnology News and Views (01 Dec 2008)
See all 4 matches for News And Views