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Title: Droplet microfluidics for synthetic biology

Abstract

Review of current droplet microfluidics systems as they apply to the field of synthetic biology and genetic engineering.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1421856
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1436333
Report Number(s):
SAND-2017-9052J
Journal ID: ISSN 1473-0197; LCAHAM; 656492
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Lab on a chip (Print)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Lab on a chip (Print); Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 1473-0197
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Gach, Philip Charles, Iwai, Kosuke, Kim, Peter Wonhee, Hillson, Nathan J., and Singh, Anup K. Droplet microfluidics for synthetic biology. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1039/C7LC00576H.
Gach, Philip Charles, Iwai, Kosuke, Kim, Peter Wonhee, Hillson, Nathan J., & Singh, Anup K. Droplet microfluidics for synthetic biology. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7LC00576H
Gach, Philip Charles, Iwai, Kosuke, Kim, Peter Wonhee, Hillson, Nathan J., and Singh, Anup K. Thu . "Droplet microfluidics for synthetic biology". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7LC00576H. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1421856.
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author = {Gach, Philip Charles and Iwai, Kosuke and Kim, Peter Wonhee and Hillson, Nathan J. and Singh, Anup K.},
abstractNote = {Review of current droplet microfluidics systems as they apply to the field of synthetic biology and genetic engineering.},
doi = {10.1039/C7LC00576H},
journal = {Lab on a chip (Print)},
number = 20,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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Table 1 Table 1: Comparison of conventional and microfluidic approaches to synthetic biology

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