Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 3-Volumes Set

1. Highly structured entries each offer concise overviews of the topic, review the key scientific fundamentals, outline applications (when appropriate), indicate what new developments may come, and offer citations.
2. International Editorial board reviewed coverage of the field and the entries, to ensure reference is relevant, comprehensive, and reliable.
3. Field is growing dramatically and this reference should appeal to traditionally trained microbiologists, molecular chemists, and electrical engineers whose research now touches genomics, microarrays, lab-on-a-chip, and MEMS technologies.
Currently there is no single definitive source for researchers to locate authoritative overviews and key literature on the basic topics in the field of microfluidics and nanofluidics, yet research in these areas is rapidly expanding. Particularly over the last 10 years, insight into the behavior of fluids at the microscale and nanoscale has transformed several areas of the applied sciences, such as promising new diagnostic tools, novel approaches to drug delivery, and revolutionary ideas about gene expression.

The Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics is an alphabetically-arranged definitive reference, designed for easy access to information on all aspects of fluid flow, fluid dynamics, theoretical modeling, physical principals and applications. The over 500 entries offer an overview to the history and basic science, as well as summaries of future directions, cross-references, and further reading lists. The encyclopedia will be a valuable resource for analytical chemists and biochemists; molecular and cell biologists; geneticists; applied and industrial microbiologists; virologists; electronic, materials, chemical, mechanical, electrical engineers and bioengineers; pharmacists; bioprocess technologists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the field of microfluidics, nanofluidics and lab-on-a-chip devices. Table of contents
A selection of entries in this reference include:

Electrical double layers.- Electro osmosis.- Electrophoresis.- Dielectrophoresis.- Quantum dots.- Electrowetting.- Theoretical models and numerical simulations (e.g., continuum and MDS).- Pressure-driven single phase liquid flows.- Pressure-driven single phase gas flows.- Pressure-driven two phase flows.- Electroosmotic flow.- Electrophoretic motion of particles and cells.- Joule heating in electrokinetic flow.- Mixing.- Electrokinetic focusing.- Electrokinetic dispensing.- Molecular dynamic simulations.- Other non-continuous approaches.- Electrowetting and droplets.- Nanofluidics.- Flow in channels with 3D elements.- Electrokinetic transport with biochemical reactions.- Photolithography.- Silicon micromachining.- Laser based micromachining.- LIGA.- Soft photolithography.- Nanochannel fabrication.- Molecular tagging method.- Micro PIV.- On-chip waveguide.- Other micro flow visualization techniques.- Fluorescent thermometry.- Electrical current monitoring methods for evaluating EOF velocity.- Methods for measuring zeta potential.- Methods for surface modification (e.g., self assembled monolayer, polymer coating).- Microfluidic pumping.- Microfluidic mixing.- Microfluidic dispensing.- Microfluidic bioreactors.- Lab-on-chip devices for DNA analysis (e.g., PCR, hybridization, sequencing).- Lab-on-chip devices for separation based detection (e.g., electrophoresis).- Lab-on-chip devices for cell analysis (e.g., flow cytometry, dielectrophoresis).- Lab-on-chip devices based on electro-wetting.- Lab-on-chip devices for protein analysis.- Lab-on-chip devices for immunoassay.- Lab-on-chip devices for chemical analysis.- Lab-on-chip devices for bio-defense applications.- Micro-fuel cells.- Micro heat pipes.- Opto-microfluidics and opto-nanofluidics.
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