1. Guest Editorial

   • Ian Papautsky
   • A. Bruno Frazier
   • Chong H. Ahn

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 173 - 174

2. Aspiration and Dispensing of Biological Liquids in the Micro- and Submicroliter Range with High Precision

   • Nicolas Szita
   • Rudolf A. Buser
   • Jurg Dual

   OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 182

3. High-Density Microvalve Arrays for Sample Processing in PCR Chips

   • Daniel Baechi
   • Rudolf Buser
   • Jurg Dual

   OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 190

4. Development and Characterization of Microfluidic Devices and Systems for Magnetic Bead-Based Biochemical Detection

   • Jin-Woo Choi
   • Kwang W. Oh
   • Chong H. Ahn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 200

5. Microfluidic Biochip for Impedance Spectroscopy of Biological Species

   • R. Go´mez
   • R. Bashir
   • S. Wereley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 209

6. Microscale Purification Systems for Biological Sample Preparation

   • Thayne Edwards
   • Bruce K. Gale
   • A. Bruno Frazier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 218

7. Removal of Cumulus from Mammalian Zygotes using Microfluidic Techniques

   • H.C. Zeringue
   • D.J. Beebe
   • M.B. Wheeler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 224

8. Effect of Flow on Complex Biological Macromolecules in Microfluidic Devices

   • Polly J. Shrewsbury
   • Susan J. Muller
   • Dorian Liepmann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 238

9. Selective Surface Modification in Silicon Microfluidic Channels for Micromanipulation of Biological Macromolecules

   • Youli Li
   • Thomas Pfohl
   • Cyrus R. Safinya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 244

10. Design and Fabrication of CD-like Microfluidic Platforms for Diagnostics: Microfluidic Functions

    • Marc J. Madou
    • L. James Lee
    • Chih-Hsin Shih

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 254