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摘要
Microfluidic chips represent a new opportunity for performing chemical or biological experiments at the micrometer scale with spatial and temporal control of the microenvironment. This technology has a number of advantages, including low reagent consumption, time savings and large scalability. Application of highly integrated microfluidic devices holds significant promise in chemistry and life science research. This review covers the basic concepts of integrated microfluidic chips with their applications in cell biology, protein analysis, nucleic acids research and chemical synthesis. In particular, novel applications in single molecule studies and high-throughput experiments will be presented. Many subjects that were previously challenging or impossible to manage with conventional methods are now potentially accessible using integrated microfluidic chips.