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Methodology of Lab-on-a-Chip Experiment

Caption: Dr. Tai and his collaborators designed micro-sized valves, pumps and flow chambers that operate and fit together in the lab-on-a-chip. The tiny device requires less than a drop of blood in order to identify components such as red and white blood cells, lipids, proteins or oxygen molecules.

Credit: Image courtesy of Y. Tai, California Institute of Technology.

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