Clinical Microfluidics: Sample in – Results out?
May 2014. An inside view on electrowetting in blood diagnostics and other microfluidic applications. Tecan’s current R&D in this field and crucial differences to competitors like Advanced Liquid Logics (Illumina), Nugen Technologies, or Covaris. The fate of Cytonix acquired by Life Technologies. Glass, silicone, plastics, or paper? What material is best for clinical microfluidics. Why not acoustic wave technology? See evidence of competing electrowetting technologies, ad read what Marc Feiglin, CTO Life Sciences with tecan has to say.An inside view on electrowetting in blood diagnostics and other microfluidic applications. Tecan’s current R&D in this field and crucial differences to competitors like Advanced Liquid Logics (Illumina), Nugen Technologies, or Covaris. The fate of Cytonix acquired by Life Technologies. Glass, silicone, plastics, or paper? What material is best for clinical microfluidics. Why not acoustic wave technology? See evidence of competing electrowetting technologies, ad read what Marc Feiglin, CTO Life Sciences with Tecan has to say about a shift in demand of lab automation.
Includes technical descriptions of R&D of several companies, including a comparison between electrowetting of Tecan and Illumina
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