Title :
A laboratory right under your nose
Author_Institution :
Sun Microsystems
Abstract :
Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology could have tremendous benefits in improving our welfare and health. In the next few decades, LOCs could become as ubiquitous as PCs are today. This column takes a light-hearted approach at exploring some of the many possible applications.
Keywords :
Application software; Dairy products; Detectors; Lab-on-a-chip; Laboratories; Microfluidics; Nose; Pervasive computing; Refrigeration; Sun; LoC; lab on a chip; microfluidic; ubiquitous;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
