Affiliation:
1. Sinhgad College of Engineering, India
2. Sinhgad College of Science, India
Abstract
A lab-on-a-chip is a miniature device which incorporates one or more laboratory-based studies, like DNA sequencing or detection of bio-chemicals present in a sample, onto a single chip. Numerous applications of lab-on-a-chip are the subject of research, such as DNA analysis, human diagnostics, and chemical synthesis. There are many benefits to miniaturising biochemical procedures that are typically carried out in a lab, including cost-effectiveness, parallel analysis, ergonomics, speed of diagnosis, and sensitivity. Microfluidics and molecular biology are the two key technologies underpinning the lab-on-a-chip industry's development. On a single chip that fits in your hand, microfluidic methods employed in lab-on-a-chip devices enable the production of millions of microchannels, each measuring only a few micrometres. The micro channels allow for controlling biological reactions in very small volumes and managing fluids in amounts as low as a few pico-litters.
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