Micro- and nanofluidic systems for high-throughput biological screening

Drug Discov Today. 2009 Feb;14(3-4):134-46. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2008.10.001. Epub 2008 Dec 4.

Abstract

High-throughput screening (HTS) is a method of scientific experimentation widely used in drug discovery and relevant to the fields of biology. The development of micro- and nanofluidic systems for use in the biological sciences has been driven by a range of fundamental attributes that accompany miniaturization and massively parallel experimentation. We review recent advances in both arraying strategies based on nano/microfluidics and novel nano/microfluidic devices with high analytical throughput rates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
  • Drug Industry / methods
  • Humans
  • Microarray Analysis / methods
  • Microfluidics / methods*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*