Sample pretreatment on microfabricated devices

Jan Lichtenberg, Nico F. de Rooij, Elisabeth Verpoorte*

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Abstract

The integration of sample pretreatment into microfluidic devices represents one of the remaining hurdles towards achieving true miniaturized total analysis systems (μTAS). The challenge is made more complex by the enormous variation in samples to be analyzed. Moreover, the pretreatment technique has to be compatible with the analysis device to which it is coupled in terms of time, reagent and power consumption, as well as sample volume. This review provides a thorough overview of the developments in this field to date.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-266
Number of pages34
JournalTalanta
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11-Feb-2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dialysis
  • Filtering
  • Labeling
  • Microfabricated devices
  • Miniaturized total analysis systems
  • PCR
  • Preconcentration
  • Purification
  • Sample preparation
  • Sample pretreatment

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