reviewLab on a ChipOct 27, 2006GREEN OA

Lab-on-a-chip devices for global health: Past studies and future opportunities

CDCurtis D. ChinVLVincent LinderSKSamuel K. Sia

Columbia University · University of Neuchâtel

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Abstract

A rapidly emerging field in lab-on-a-chip (LOC) research is the development of devices to improve the health of people in developing countries. In this review, we identify diseases that are most in need of new health technologies, discuss special design criteria for LOC devices to be deployed in a variety of resource-poor settings, and review past research into LOC devices for global health. We focus mainly on diagnostics, the nearest-term application in this field.

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  • Variety (cybernetics)
  • Resource (disambiguation)
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Engineering
  • Computer science
  • Data science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Risk analysis (engineering)
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