Diagnostic devices with microfluidics

• Other Authors: Piraino, Francesco (Editor), Selimović, Šeila (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2017]
• Series: Devices, circuits, and systems.
• Subjects: Medical instruments and apparatus.; Microfluidics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781351650489; 1351650483; 9781523114191; 1523114193; 9781498772938; 1498772943; 9781498772945; 9781315154442; 1315154447; 1498772935
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"This book provides a current view of the research and commercial landscape of diagnostics devices, particularly those that utilize microscale technologies, intended for both patient and laboratory use. Common diagnostic devices that are based on microfluidic principles include glucose sensors...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; Series Editor ; Editors ; Contributors ; Section I: Microfluidic Devices for Diagnostics ; Chapter 1: Handheld Microfluidics for Point-of-Care In Vitro Diagnostics ; 1.1 Introduction.
• 1.2 Design of the Handheld Microfluidic System 1.2.1 Pneumatic Subsystem ; 1.2.2 Pressure Stabilization in Reservoirs 1 and 2 ; 1.2.3 Microcontroller-Based Electronic Subsystem ; 1.2.4 Android Application.
• 1.2.5 Microfluidic Device Design and Fabrication, Reagent Containers, and Interfaces 1.2.6 Simulated Bead-Based Fluorescence Immunoassay Liquid Handling ; 1.3 System Performance ; 1.3.1 Pneumatic Subsystem ; 1.3.2 Microbead-Based HIV p24 Immunoassay ; 1.3.3 Power Consumption.
• 1.4 Summary Acknowledgments ; References ; Chapter 2: Body-Worn Microfluidic Sensors ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Methods and Technologies for Collecting, Sensing, and Detection ; 2.2.1 Closed System Designs ; 2.2.2 Open System Designs for Biofluid Analysis.
• 2.3 Potential Applications of Wearable Microfluidic Devices for Monitoring Bodily Fluids 2.3.1 Aural, Ocular, Oral, and Respiratory Fluids ; 2.3.2 Analysis of Skin Secretions ; 2.3.3 Bodily Fluids from the Genitourinary System ; 2.4 Conclusions and Future Directions ; References.