| Applications of microfluidics for molecular diagnostics. | |
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PMID: 23329451 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Diagnostic assays implemented in microfluidic devices have developed rapidly over the past decade and are expected to become commonplace in the next few years. Hundreds of microfluidics-based approaches towards clinical diagnostics and pathogen detection have been reported with a general theme of rapid and customizable assays that are potentially cost-effective. This chapter reviews microfluidics in molecular diagnostics based on application areas with a concise review of microfluidics in general. Basic principles of microfabrication are briefly reviewed and the transition to polymer fabricated devices is discussed. Most current microfluidic diagnostic devices are designed to target a single disease, such as a given cancer or a variety of pathogens, and there will likely be a large market for these focused devices; however, the future of molecular diagnostics lies in highly multiplexed microfluidic devices that can screen for potentially hundreds of diseases simultaneously. |
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Harikrishnan Jayamohan; Himanshu J Sant; Bruce K Gale |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) Volume: 949 ISSN: 1940-6029 ISO Abbreviation: Methods Mol. Biol. Publication Date: 2013 |
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Created Date: 2013-01-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9214969 Medline TA: Methods Mol Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 305-34 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. |
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