The rapid diagnosis of pathogens is crucial in the early stages of treatment of diseases
where the choice of the correct drug can be critical. Although conventional cell culture-based …

The area of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), also called “lab on a chip”, miniaturized or
microfluidic analysis systems, is a rapidly developing field. During the last several years, we …

Rapid pathogen sensing remains a pressing issue today since conventional identification
methodsare tedious, cost intensive and time consuming, typically requiring from 48 to 72 h …

Abstract Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) as an alternative biosensing approach concerning cost
efficiency, parallelization, ergonomics, diagnostic speed, and sensitivity integrates the …

Significant progress in the development of miniaturized microfluidic systems has occurred
since their inception over a decade ago. This is primarily due to the numerous advantages of …

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are evolving into highly integrated technologies
for a variety of application areas. Add the biological dimension to the mix and a host of new …

An integrated microfluidic device capable of performing a variety of genetic assays has been
developed as a step towards building systems for widespread dissemination. The device …

Microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) with integrated electrodes to perform
electrochemical (EC) sensing is a powerful tool for fundamental research and practical …

Microfluidics-based lab-on-chip (LOC) systems are an active research area that is
revolutionising high-throughput sequencing for the fast, sensitive and accurate detection of a …

During the last few years there has been a rapid increase in the use of electrochemical
reactions in lab-on-a-chip devices. This development, which has so far mainly focussed on …