Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection
Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip have, in recent years, come to the forefront in diagnostics and detection. At point-of-care, in the emergency room, and at the hospital bed or GP clinic, lab-on-a-chip offers the potential to rapidly detect time-critical and life-threatening diseases such as sepsis an...
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| description | Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip have, in recent years, come to the forefront in diagnostics and detection. At point-of-care, in the emergency room, and at the hospital bed or GP clinic, lab-on-a-chip offers the potential to rapidly detect time-critical and life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and bacterial meningitis. Furthermore, portable and user-friendly diagnostic platforms can enable disease diagnostics and detection in resource-poor settings where centralised laboratory facilities may not be available. At point-of-use, microfluidics and lab-on-chip can be applied in the field to rapidly identify plant pathogens, thus reducing the need for damaging broad spectrum pesticides while also reducing food losses. Microfluidics can also be applied to the continuous monitoring of water quality and can support policy-makers and protection agencies in protecting the environment. Perhaps most excitingly, microfluidics also offers the potential to enable entirely new diagnostic tests that cannot be implemented using conventional laboratory tools. Examples of microfluidics at the frontier of new medical diagnostic tests include early detection of cancers through circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and highly sensitive genetic tests using droplet-based digital PCR.This Special Issue on “Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection” aims to gather outstanding research and to carry out comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to microfluidics in diagnostics and detection. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-765512024-03-30T23:22:48Z Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection Kinahan, David Mager, Dario Vereshchagina, Elizaveta Miyazaki, Celina biosensors LoaD platforms microfluidics centrifugal microfluidics PoC devices SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 nano-qPCR ultra-sensitive viral RNA viral load detection LabDisk vector-borne diseases malaria arboviruses insecticide resistances mosquito monitoring SAW Pirani compact wireless vacuum sensing digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) multiplexing centrifugal step emulsification droplet stability droplet fluorescence evaluation nanoparticle lipoplex polyplex raspberry pi siRNA python n/a thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip have, in recent years, come to the forefront in diagnostics and detection. At point-of-care, in the emergency room, and at the hospital bed or GP clinic, lab-on-a-chip offers the potential to rapidly detect time-critical and life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and bacterial meningitis. Furthermore, portable and user-friendly diagnostic platforms can enable disease diagnostics and detection in resource-poor settings where centralised laboratory facilities may not be available. At point-of-use, microfluidics and lab-on-chip can be applied in the field to rapidly identify plant pathogens, thus reducing the need for damaging broad spectrum pesticides while also reducing food losses. Microfluidics can also be applied to the continuous monitoring of water quality and can support policy-makers and protection agencies in protecting the environment. Perhaps most excitingly, microfluidics also offers the potential to enable entirely new diagnostic tests that cannot be implemented using conventional laboratory tools. Examples of microfluidics at the frontier of new medical diagnostic tests include early detection of cancers through circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and highly sensitive genetic tests using droplet-based digital PCR.This Special Issue on “Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection” aims to gather outstanding research and to carry out comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to microfluidics in diagnostics and detection. 2022-01-11T13:35:21Z 2022-01-11T13:35:21Z 2021 book ONIX_20220111_9783036513669_287 9783036513669 9783036513652 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76551 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3997 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3997 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1365-2 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1365-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036513669 9783036513652 123 Basel, Switzerland open access |
| spellingShingle | biosensors LoaD platforms microfluidics centrifugal microfluidics PoC devices SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 nano-qPCR ultra-sensitive viral RNA viral load detection LabDisk vector-borne diseases malaria arboviruses insecticide resistances mosquito monitoring SAW Pirani compact wireless vacuum sensing digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) multiplexing centrifugal step emulsification droplet stability droplet fluorescence evaluation nanoparticle lipoplex polyplex raspberry pi siRNA python n/a thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title | Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title_full | Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title_short | Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection |
| title_sort | advances in microfluidics technology for diagnostics and detection |
| topic | biosensors LoaD platforms microfluidics centrifugal microfluidics PoC devices SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 nano-qPCR ultra-sensitive viral RNA viral load detection LabDisk vector-borne diseases malaria arboviruses insecticide resistances mosquito monitoring SAW Pirani compact wireless vacuum sensing digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) multiplexing centrifugal step emulsification droplet stability droplet fluorescence evaluation nanoparticle lipoplex polyplex raspberry pi siRNA python n/a thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing |
| topic_facet | biosensors LoaD platforms microfluidics centrifugal microfluidics PoC devices SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 nano-qPCR ultra-sensitive viral RNA viral load detection LabDisk vector-borne diseases malaria arboviruses insecticide resistances mosquito monitoring SAW Pirani compact wireless vacuum sensing digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) multiplexing centrifugal step emulsification droplet stability droplet fluorescence evaluation nanoparticle lipoplex polyplex raspberry pi siRNA python n/a thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing |
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