| Literature DB >> 25544727 |
Wentao Su1, Xinghua Gao2, Lei Jiang1, Jianhua Qin3.
Abstract
Rapid and timely diagnosis of infectious diseases is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes and general public health. For the detection of various pathogens, microfluidics-based platforms offer many advantages, including speed, cost, portability, high throughput, and automation. This review provides an overview of the recent advances in microfluidic technologies for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for infectious diseases. The key aspects of such technologies for the development of a fully integrated POC platform are introduced, including sample preparation, on-chip nucleic acid analysis and immunoassay, and system integration/automation. The current challenges to practical implementation of this technology are discussed together with future perspectives.Entities:
Keywords: Immunoassay; Infectious disease; Microfluidic; Nucleic acid analysis; Point-of-care testing
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25544727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.12.041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chromatogr A ISSN: 0021-9673 Impact factor: 4.759