基于智能手机的微流控芯片及其在病原体检测中的应用

Smartphone-based microfluidic chips and their application in pathogen detection

小型化、集成化、自动化的微流控芯片为临床检验技术提供了一种新的解决方案。但是微流控芯片仍然需要配套的信号读取、分析和显示设备,而便携、广泛普及、多功能的智能手机为微流控芯片提供了简单便携、经济高效且易于操作的平台。两者结合如虎添翼,有望成为下一代检验方法,特别是床旁检验的重要研究方向。

Miniaturized,integrated and automated microfluidic chips provided a new solution for clinical laboratory technology.However,microfluidic chips still require accessory devices to read,analyze and display results.The portable,widely-used and multi-functional smartphones have provided a simple,portable,cost-effective,and easy-to-use platform for microfluidic chips.The combination of the two technologies is expected to become the next-generation of diagnostic methods,especially the important research direction of point-of-care testing(POCT).