用于研究的微流控方法。

Levine Erel, Lee Kyung Suk

Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.

Department of Physics Education, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea.

Anim Cells Syst (Seoul). 2020 Nov 3;24(6):311-320. doi: 10.1080/19768354.2020.1837951.

In the last decade, microfluidic methods have proven to be powerful tools for research, offering advanced manipulation of worms and precise control of experimental conditions. The advantages of microfluidic chips include their capability of immobilization, automated sorting, and longitudinal measurement, and more. In this review, we focus on control components that are widely used in the design of microfluidic devices, and discuss their functions and working principles that enable advanced manipulation on a chip. Understanding these components will ease the onboarding of researchers inexperienced with microfluidics and help them bring the power of microfluidics to new applications.

在过去十年中，微流控方法已被证明是强大的研究工具，可对线虫进行先进的操控并精确控制实验条件。微流控芯片的优势包括其固定、自动分选和纵向测量等能力，等等。在本综述中，我们聚焦于微流控装置设计中广泛使用的控制组件，并讨论其功能及工作原理，这些功能和原理能够实现芯片上的先进操控。了解这些组件将便于缺乏微流控经验的研究人员入门，并帮助他们将微流控的力量应用于新的领域。