Open-Space Microfluidics

Summarizing the latest trends and the current state of this research field, this up-to-date book discusses in detail techniques to perform localized alterations on surfaces with great flexibility, including microfluidic probes, multifunctional nanopipettes and various surface patterning techniques, such as dip pen nanolithography. These techniques are also put in perspective in terms of applications and how they can be transformative of numerous (bio)chemical processes involving surfaces.

The editors are from IBM Zurich, the pioneers and pacesetters in the field at the forefront of research in this new and rapidly expanding area.

PART I - HYDRODYNAMIC FLOW CONFINEMENT
Microfluidic Probe Introduction
Hierarchical Hydrodynamic Flow Confinement
Microfluidic Probe on Tissue Sections
Microfluidic Probe Basic Theory
Microfluidic Probe Brain Slices
Microfluidic Probe Quadrupole
Multifunctional Nanopipette
Nanopipette for Single Cell Pharmacology
Microfluidic Probe for Single Cell Proteomic Profiling
 
PART II - LOCALIZED CHEMISTRY
Multiphase Liquid Patterning
From DNA Nanopatterning to Cell Studies
Dual Pipettes
Dip Pen Nanolithography
Chemistrode
Microfluidic Probe for Probing Electrical Contact

• Edited by Emmanuel Delamarche
• Edited by Govind V. Kaigala