Biomicrofluidics for Therapeutic Applications
Xunli Zhang,
Deputy Director of Graduate School,
University of Southampton
Microfluidic systems offer advantages over conventional macro-scale flow systems, particularly with respect to allowing a precise control of fluidic and reaction conditions, and mimicking physiological architectures and flow states with direct access to a wide range of physiological parameters of interest. In addition, coupling with microscope-based imaging techniques it provides a platform for the detection and quantification of dynamic behaviour of both fluidics and mass transfer in situ with defined resolutions. In this paper, the development of microfluidic systems is presented for in vitro characterisation of process dynamics in biofluidic related therapeutic procedures such as blood flow and chemo embolisation for tumour treatment. Both experimental and computational results will be presented and discussed
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