Issue 17, 2014

Elevating sampling

Abstract

Sampling – the process of collecting, preparing, and introducing an appropriate volume element (voxel) into a system – is often underappreciated and pushed behind the scenes in lab-on-a-chip research. What often stands in the way between proof-of-principle demonstrations of potentially exciting technology and its broader dissemination and actual use, however, is the effectiveness of sample collection and preparation. The power of micro- and nanofluidics to improve reactions, sensing, separation, and cell culture cannot be accessed if sampling is not equally efficient and reliable. This perspective will highlight recent successes as well as assess current challenges and opportunities in this area.

Graphical abstract: Elevating sampling

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
28 Jan 2014
Accepted
19 Mar 2014
First published
20 Mar 2014

Lab Chip, 2014,14, 3165-3171

Author version available

Elevating sampling

J. M. Labuz and S. Takayama, Lab Chip, 2014, 14, 3165 DOI: 10.1039/C4LC00125G

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