Kraly JR, Holcomb RE, Guan Q, Henry CS. Review: Microfluidic applications in metabolomics and metabolic profiling.
Anal Chim Acta 2009;
653:23-35. [PMID:
19800473 DOI:
10.1016/j.aca.2009.08.037]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Metabolomics is an emerging area of research focused on measuring small molecules in biological samples. There are a number of different types of metabolomics, ranging from global profiling of all metabolites in a single sample to measurement of a selected group of analytes. Microfluidics and related technologies have been used in this research area with good success. The aim of this review article is to summarize the use of microfluidics in metabolomics. Direct application of microfluidics to the determination of small molecules is covered first. Next, important sample preparation methods developed for microfluidics and applicable to metabolomics are covered. Finally, a summary of metabolomic work as it relates to analysis of cellular events using microfluidics is covered.
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