Generation of stable complex gradients across two-dimensional surfaces and three-dimensional gels

Many chemical and biological processes are dependent on molecular gradients. We describe a new microfluidic approach that can be used to produce spatiotemporal gradients across two-dimensional surfaces and three-dimensional gels under flow-free conditions. Free diffusion between dynamically replenis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1991. - 23(2007), 22 vom: 23. Okt., Seite 10910-2
1. Verfasser: Mosadegh, Bobak (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Huang, Carlos, Park, Jeong Won, Shin, Hwa Sung, Chung, Bong Geun, Hwang, Sun-Kyu, Lee, Kun-Hong, Kim, Hyung Joon, Brody, James, Jeon, Noo Li
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Gels
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700 1 |a Jeon, Noo Li  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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