Microfluidics is a growing field of study because these devices offer novel and versatile
approaches for addressing a range of scientific problems. Microfluidics have been used in …

Global health and food security constantly face the challenge of emerging human and plant
diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other pathogens. Disease outbreaks such …

Massive viral outbreaks draw attention to viruses that have not been thoroughly studied or
understood. In recent decades, microfluidic chips, known as “lab-on-a-chip”, appears as a …

The COVID-19 global pandemic of 2019–2020 pointedly revealed the lack of diagnostic
solutions that are able to keep pace with the rapid spread of the virus. Despite the promise of …

Point-of-care nucleic acid testing (POCNAT) has played an important role in the outbreak of
infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) over recent years. POCNAT aims to realize the rapid …

Nucleic acid (NA) extraction is a basic step for genetic analysis, from scientific research to
diagnostic and forensic applications. It aims at preparing samples for its application with …

African swine fever virus (ASFV) can cause highly contagious and fatal disease among
domestic pigs, resulting in considerable economic losses for swine breeders. There is a …

Pathogenic pathogens invade the human body through various pathways, causing damage
to host cells, tissues, and their functions, ultimately leading to the development of diseases …

Nucleic acid amplification testing facilitates the detection of disease through specific
genomic sequences and is attractive for point-of-need testing (PONT); in particular, the early …

Integrating nucleic acid extraction in amplification-based point-of-care diagnostics will be a
significant feature for next-generation point-of-care virus detection devices. However …