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2.3 Conclusion
Microflows are an immense subject of study and research. So far, we have only
presented their most basic aspects. There is much more to be said, for example, on
liquid films and on velocity slip at a solid wall, but the aim of this chapter is to give
the reader the bases to tackle the usual microflow problems and to have the prereq-
uisites to deal with more complex situations.
Biotechnology heavily relies on microfluidics and especially on microflows.
From continuous single flows for bioanalysis and biorecognition, to plug flows
for high throughput screening, and to microsprays for mass spectrometer analysis,
microflows are constantly present.
In the next chapter, we complete the approach to microfluidics with a more re-
cent and fast-developing branch of microfluidics called digital microfluidics, which
details the behavior of microdrops.
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