Microfluidics for Biodiagnostics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2299
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials; photovoltaics; thin-film silicon; perovskites; microfluidics; SERS; biosensors
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sensors and biosensors; microfluidics and digital microfluidics; E-skin devices; dielectrics and electroactive materials; dielectric spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of biodiagnostics is a multidisciplinary area of research involving biology, chemistry, physics, and materials. Research can adopt varied setups and configurations, depending on the target analyte, the bioreceptor to be used, the interface sample/transducer concerned, the transduction principle applied, and the test format used for the specific application (clinic diagnostic, bioprocess monitoring, biosafety, environmental surveillance, etc.). The medical field is one of the most attractive application areas for biodiagnostics, as research in this area could provide reusable devices for the rapid and accurate analysis of physiological parameters and the demand for cost-efficient platforms is the key to success and acceptance in a competitive market. On the other hand, microfluidics provides the possibility of performing sophisticated analysis within chips that have been able to be held in the hand, allowing fast sample analysis, high throughput, portability, and reduced reagent use, all of which are associated with a decreased cost per analysis. These devices can also be designed for simultaneous operation, making the system more reliable as several control assays can be performed simultaneously with multiple samples. This makes microfluidics an essential component of modern lab-on-a-chip platforms for point-of-care (POC) and point-of-need (PON) analyses. Typically, the use of microfluidics allows us to transport, mix, separate, heat, and complete reactions in fluids. While microfluidic flows are traditionally constrained inside closed channels with tens of micrometers made of silicon or polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), digital microfluidics (DMF) is a relatively recent technology that allows the individual control of discrete picoliter to microliter droplets in integrated systems. Paper-based bio detectors are also an emerging and new class of devices that feature several advantages, such as abundance in nature, biodegradability, easy fabrication and manipulation of architecture, easy microfluidics induced by capillary forces, versatile chemical functionalization capabilities, high thermal stability, high mechanical strength, and the easy integration of various nanomaterials. These factors mean that these devices are attractive options for cost-efficient and green/sustainable alternative production technologies.
We invite our colleagues to submit original papers based around the idea of microfluidics. Topics can be related to, but are not limited to:
- Biosensors;
- Biodetectors;
- Micromixers;
- Digital Microfluidic devices (DMF);
- Droplet generators;
- Valves;
- Paper devices;
- PCR devices;
- Lab-on-a-chip;
- Contaminant’s detection;
- Food, air, and water quality control.
Dr. Hugo Aguas
Dr. Rui Igreja
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Biosensors
- Biodetectors
- Paper devices
- PCR devices
- Lab-on-a-Chip
- Microfabrication
- Digital Microfluidic devices (DMF)
- Nanomaterials
- Plasmonic materials
- Advances functional materials
