Simplifying POC Microfluidic Devices
March 20, 2012 | Terry Sharrer
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a simplified microfluidics prototype that uses a squeezable pouch to propel a raw, untreated clinical specimen (blood, saliva, urine) though the diagnostic chip, with results coming in an hour or less. Consequently, as this piece claims “A streamlined, efficient, robust POC test device has been achieved without sacrificing the functionality of conventional clinical laboratory diagnostics.” MORE