Engineering Thermodynamics, Process & Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB Delft, The Netherlands.
Sensors (Basel). 2023 Jun 24;23(13):5856. doi: 10.3390/s23135856.
Microfluidic technology is a powerful tool to enable the rapid, accurate, and on-site analysis of forensically relevant evidence on a crime scene. This review paper provides a summary on the application of this technology in various forensic investigation fields spanning from forensic serology and human identification to discriminating and analyzing diverse classes of drugs and explosives. Each aspect is further explained by providing a short summary on general forensic workflow and investigations for body fluid identification as well as through the analysis of drugs and explosives. Microfluidic technology, including fabrication methodologies, materials, and working modules, are touched upon. Finally, the current shortcomings on the implementation of the microfluidic technology in the forensic field are discussed along with the future perspectives.
微流控技术是一种强大的工具，可实现犯罪现场与法医相关证据的快速、准确和现场分析。本文综述了该技术在法医血清学和人类鉴定等各个法医调查领域的应用，以及对各种毒品和爆炸物的区分和分析。每个方面都通过提供简短的体液鉴定一般法医工作流程和调查的摘要，以及通过对毒品和爆炸物的分析进行了进一步的解释。本文还涉及微流控技术的制造方法、材料和工作模块。最后，讨论了微流控技术在法医领域实施的当前不足之处以及未来展望。
