Less than twenty years ago photolithography and medicine were total strangers to one another.Theyhadnotyetmet, andnotevenlookingeachotherupintheclassi?eds.And then, nucleicacidchips, micro?uidicsandmicroarraysenteredthescene, andrapidlythese strangersbecameindispensablepartnersinbiomedicine. Asrecentlyastenyearsagothenotionofapplyingnanotechnologytothe?ghtagainstd- easewasdominantlytheprovinceofthe?ctionwriters.Thoughtsofnanoparticle-vehicled deliveryoftherapeuticalstodiseasedsiteswereanexerciseinscienti?csolitude, andgrounds for questioning one's ability to think "like an established...
Less than twenty years ago photolithography and medicine were total strangers to one another.Theyhadnotyetmet, andnotevenlookingeachotherupintheclassi...
Discusses the new generation of integrated microfabricated devices, including DNA chips, Lab-on-a-Chip, microcapillary electrophoresis systems, biosensors, and microanalytical systems. Traces their development with the established ans evolving tehcnologies such as microlithography, micromachining, microelectromechanical systems, microfluids, and nanotechnology.
Discusses the new generation of integrated microfabricated devices, including DNA chips, Lab-on-a-Chip, microcapillary electrophoresis systems, biosen...
