This current review article focuses on recent contributions to on-site forensic investigations.
Portable and potentially portable methods are presented and critically discussed about (bio) …

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights the importance of rapid
and sensitive diagnostics of viral infection that enables the efficient tracing of cases and the …

Nucleic acid detection offers critical information in diagnosing pathogen infection and
monitoring disease treatment. Point-of-care testing (POCT), with ideal characteristics such …

An integrated microfluidic device, consisting of a solid-phase extraction (SPE) unit for metal
ion pretreatment, a micropump, a micromixer, and a detachable graphene oxide quantum …

This report describes the development of foldable paper-based analytical devices (PADs) to
perform redox titrations. Paper devices were designed to contain three spot tests, which …

Point-of-care (POC) molecular diagnostics play a crucial role in the prevention and treatment
of infectious diseases. It is necessary to develop portable, easy-to-use, inexpensive and …

Hydrogels allow for controlling the diffusion rate and amount of solute according to the
hydrogel network and thus have found many applications in drug delivery, biomaterials …

Background Nucleic acid extraction (NAE) is an essential step in the whole process of
nucleic acid detection (NAT). Traditional manual extraction methods are time-consuming …

Microchip electrophoresis (ME) involves the implemen-tation of a well-established
separation technique at the microscale to provide an alternative solution to the use of …

We focused on the development of a hand-held pathogen-detection device using
smartphone-embedded electronic elements combined with functionalized magnetic particles …