Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Lab Chip. 2012 Apr 21;12(8):1412-6. doi: 10.1039/c2lc90022j. Epub 2012 Mar 12.
For more than a decade, it has been expected that microfluidic technology would revolutionize the healthcare industry with simple, inexpensive, effective, and ubiquitous miniature diagnostic devices. To date, however, microfluidics has not yet been able to live up to these expectations. This fact has led to the recent development of new philosophies and methodologies for microfluidic diagnostics. In this Focus article, we will discuss some of the latest breakthroughs that could significantly impact medical diagnostics in the developing world.
十多年来，人们一直期望微流控技术能够通过简单、廉价、有效和无处不在的微型诊断设备来彻底改变医疗保健行业。然而，到目前为止，微流控技术尚未能够达到这些期望。这一事实导致了最近为微流控诊断开发的新理念和方法。在这篇专题文章中，我们将讨论一些可能会对发展中国家的医学诊断产生重大影响的最新突破。
