Issue 15, 2019

Clinical translation of microfluidic sensor devices: focus on calibration and analytical robustness

Abstract

We present approaches to facilitate the use of microfluidics outside of the laboratory, in our case within a clinical setting and monitoring from human subjects, where the complexity of microfluidic devices requires high skill and expertise and would otherwise limit translation. Microfluidic devices show great potential for converting complex laboratory protocols into on-chip processes. We demonstrate a flexible microfluidic platform can be coupled to microfluidic biosensors and used in conjunction with clinical microdialysis. The versatility is demonstrated through a series of examples of increasing complexity including analytical processes relevant to a clinical environment such as automatic calibration, standard addition, and more general processes including system optimisation, reagent addition and homogenous enzyme reactions. The precision and control offered by this set-up enables the use of microfluidics by non-experts in clinical settings, increasing uptake and usage in real-world scenarios. We demonstrate how this type of system is helpful in guiding physicians in real-time clinical decision-making.

Graphical abstract: Clinical translation of microfluidic sensor devices: focus on calibration and analytical robustness

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 apr 2019
Accepted
03 jun 2019
First published
10 jul 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Lab Chip, 2019,19, 2537-2548

Clinical translation of microfluidic sensor devices: focus on calibration and analytical robustness

S. A. N. Gowers, M. L. Rogers, M. A. Booth, C. L. Leong, I. C. Samper, T. Phairatana, S. L. Jewell, C. Pahl, A. J. Strong and M. G. Boutelle, Lab Chip, 2019, 19, 2537 DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00400A

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