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Microfluidic Assembly

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Microfluidic component assembly; Microfluidic integration; Microfluidic systems assembly; Microfluidic systems packaging

Definition

Microfluidic assembly refers to the realization of devices and systems for handling and analyzing microliter or nanoliter amounts of fluid through the combination of smaller subunits, including the combining of discrete microfluidic devices and components to realize complex microfluidic instrumentation. Microfluidic assembly uses various integrated and modular packaging and interfacing techniques to combine microfluidic subunits together, including bonding, mechanical press fits, robotic manipulation, and self-assembly.

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Microfluidic components and systems are utilized whenever the manipulation of microliter or (usually) nanoliter amounts of fluid is beneficial or where small size for fluidic systems is needed. Examples of microfluidic applications include the miniaturization of laboratory instrumentation for bedside rapid diagnosis of...

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  1. School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Bonnie Gray

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  1. VU Station B 351592, Vanderbilt University Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Dongqing Li

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Gray, B. (2014). Microfluidic Assembly. In: Li, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27758-0_926-2

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