This comprehensive textbook presents the fundamentals of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems and provides an overview of the available technology, its limitations, and its breakthroughs. It emphasizes analytical applications of microfluidic technology and provides in-depth coverage of micromachining, nucleic acids, and mass spectrometry. It also covers more recent advances in microdrops and nanoparticles. Ideal for students, the text includes historical background, expanded problem sets in each chapter, a comprehensive glossary, a complete index, and extensive references. A solutions manual is available upon qualifying course adoption.
