Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis

• Main Author: Minas, Graça (auth)
• Other Authors: Catarino, Susana (auth), Lima, Rui A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; red blood cells; n/a; metastatic potential; microfluidic devices; microstructure; lens-less; regression analysis; power-law fluid; narrow rectangular microchannel; biomedical coatings; XTC-YF cells; red blood cell (RBC) aggregation; Y-27632; finite element method; POCT; CEA detection; immersed boundary method; suspension; particle tracking velocimetry; biomicrofluidics; computational fluid dynamics; red blood cells (RBCs); modified conventional erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) method; computational biomechanics; RBC aggregation index; microfabrication; microfluidics; morphological analysis; chronic renal disease; multiple microfluidic channels; centrifugal microfluidic device; deformability; master molder using xurography technique; fluorescent chemiluminescence; hydrophobic dish; pressure-driven flow; cell deformability; mechanophenotyping; separation and sorting techniques; density medium; cell adhesion; polymers; rheology; circular microchannel; blood on chips; multinucleated cells; velocity; cell analysis; microfluidic chip; twin-image removal; cancer; Lattice-Boltzmann method; diabetes; hyperbolic microchannel
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The development of micro- and nanodevices for blood analysis is an interdisciplinary subject that demands the integration of several research fields, such as biotechnology, medicine, chemistry, informatics, optics, electronics, mechanics, and micro/nanotechnologies. Over the last few decades, there...