Microfluidic systems for diagnostic applications: A review

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 330-347

  Lei, Kin Fong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Lab on chip; Microfluidics; Point of care devices

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIC DEVICES; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS; LAB ON CHIP; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; POINT OF CARE; SAMPLE PRETREATMENT;

MICROFLUIDICS;

GOLD DERIVATIVE; NANOGOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOSENSOR; CAPILLARY MANIPULATION; CENTRIFUGAL FORCE; CHEMICAL LABELING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIELECTROPHORETIC MANIPULATION; ELECTRO OSMOTIC MANIPULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PUMPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC MICROPUMP; ELECTROSTATIC MICROPUMP; ELECTROWETTING MANIPULATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC PUMPING; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTO ELECTRIC MANIPULATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PIEZOELECTRIC MICROPUMP; PNEUMATIC MICROPUMP; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84871131985     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068212454853     Document Type: Review

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