Introduction to BioMEMS (Hardcover)

How Do We Make Small Things?
Why Bother Making Things Small?
From Art to Chips
Photolithography
Micromachining
Micromolding
Soft Lithography
Hydrogel Devices
Nanofabrication Techniques
Fabrication Based on Self-Assembly: A "Bottom-Up" Approach

Micropatterning of Substrates and Cells
Interaction between Surfaces and Biomolecules
Surface Engineering
Micropatterns of SAMs
Micropatterns of Proteins
Micropatterns of Cells on Nonbiomolecular Templates
Micropatterns of Cells on Biomolecular Templates

Microfluidics
Why Go Small?
Microscale Behavior of Fluids
Fluids in Electrical Fields
Fluids in Acoustic Fields
Fabrication of Microfluidic Channels
Operation of Microfluidic Channels: Practical Concerns
Droplet Microfluidics
Active Flow Control
Micromixers
Combinatorial Mixers

Molecular Biology on a Chip
The Importance of Miniaturizing Molecular Biology
The Importance of Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Where is Cost Really, Really, Really Important?
Sample Preparation: A Bloody Example
The Problem with Microfluidic Sample Separation
Microfluidic Immunoassays
Chips for Genomics and Proteomics
Electrospray Mass Spectrometry
Biochemical Analysis Using Force Sensors

Cell-Based Chips for Biotechnology
Microfluidic Flow Cytometers
Cell Sorting
Cell Trapping
Microfluidic Cell Culture Laboratories
Gene Expression Cellular Microarrays ("Cellomics")
Micro-Bioreactors
Cells on Microelectrodes
Patch Clamp Chips
Cryopreservation
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Whole Animal Testing

BioMEMS for Cell Biology
An Enabling Technology: The Hurdles
Cell-Substrate Signaling
Cell-Cell Communication
Cell Migration
BioMEMS for Cellular Neurobiology
Developmental Biology on a Chip
Yeast Biology
Plant Cell Biology
Microfluidics for Studying Cellular Dynamics

Tissue Microengineering
Microscaffolding
Micropatterned Cocultures
Stem Cell Engineering
Morphogenesis

Implantable Microdevices
Dental Implants
Implantable Microelectrodes
Delivery of Soluble Signals into the Body
Microtools for Surgery
Insect Research