Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Editor: Keith E. Herold and Avraham Rasooly
Publication date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-904455-46-2 (Volume 1)
ISBN: 978-1-904455-47-9 (Volume 2)
"a comprehensive view on state of the art LOC technologies ... Overall the double volume represents a comprehensive and felicitous compendium of lab-on-a-chip technologies and applications not only for the beginner going to get started development experimentally in a fast growing and innovative technology. But also the skilled specialist staying in the commercial arena might find a hugely satisfying compilation of state of the art LOC technologies and new ideas for sure. ... All in all 'Lab-on-a-Chip Technology' is a very useful reading for everyone who is interested in development and production of LOC devices."

from Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research (2009) 59: 672-673. read more ...

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