Although many intricate microfluidic devices have been created in academic laboratories around the world, far fewer have been commercialized for wider use. But several efforts are underway to bridge this divide.
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Blow, N. Microfluidics: the great divide. Nat Methods 6, 683–686 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0909-683
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