Smart Microfluidic Devices for Point-Of-Care Applications

Birendra Kumar Julee Choudhary; Sundararajan Ananiah Durai; Nabihah Ahmad

doi:10.37934/arfmts.114.1.119133

Authors

Birendra Kumar Julee Choudhary School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
Sundararajan Ananiah Durai School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
Nabihah Ahmad Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.114.1.119133

Keywords:

Point-Of-Care, medical diagnosis, transduction techniques

Abstract

Microfluidics is an emerging technology vital in the bio-medical sector, encompassing Lab-On-Chip (LOC), drug delivery, maladies diagnostic, and various healthcare fields. Additionally, its day-by-day research studies on drug discovery, cell sorting, and manipulation enrich bio-medical applications. This article provides an overview of the widely used microfluidic devices that are readily available for the commercial sector, improving medical diagnostics with the optimal transduction approaches for Point-Of-Care (POC) applications. On the other hand, some devices still in the development stage are discussed, along with their challenges in commercialization.