Welcome to the first 2012 issue of Lab on a Chip
On the front cover of our first issue of Volume 12 an the article from Neus Sabaté et al. on their fuel cell-powered microfluidic platform for lab-on-a-chip applications. This hot article was recently highlighted in Chemistry World.
Fuel cell-powered microfluidic platform for lab-on-a-chip applications
Juan Pablo Esquivel, Marc Castellarnau, Tobias Senn, Bernd Löchel, Josep Samitier and Neus Sabaté
DOI: 10.1039/C1LC20426B
On the inside front cover we have an image from Eric Stava et al. showing their work on the mechanical actuation of ion channels using a piezoelectric planar patch clamp system.
Mechanical actuation of ion channels using a piezoelectric planar patch clamp system
Eric Stava, Minrui Yu, Hyun Cheol Shin, Hyuncheol Shin, Jonathan Rodriguez and Robert H. Blick
DOI: 10.1039/C1LC20636B
In this issue we also have the editorial introduction from Editor Harp Minhas – Meeting the challenge – discussing our new developments and plans for the coming year, we think it’s going to be an exciting one!
