Publication: Potential point-of-care microfluidic devices to diagnose iron deficiency anemia
Date
2018
Authors
Yap B.K.
Soair S.N.M.
Talik N.A.
Lim W.F.
Lai Mei I.
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MDPI AG
Abstract
Over the past 20 years, rapid technological advancement in the field of microfluidics has produced a wide array of microfluidic point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices for the healthcare industry. However, potential microfluidic applications in the field of nutrition, specifically to diagnose iron deficiency anemia (IDA) detection, remain scarce. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia, which affects billions of people globally, especially the elderly, women, and children. This review comprehensively analyzes the current diagnosis technologies that address anemia-related IDA-POC microfluidic devices in the future. This review briefly highlights various microfluidics devices that have the potential to detect IDA and discusses some commercially available devices for blood plasma separation mechanisms. Reagent deposition and integration into microfluidic devices are also explored. Finally, we discuss the challenges of insights into potential portable microfluidic systems, especially for remote IDA detection. � 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Description
Fluidic devices; Iron; All-in-one; Blood-plasma separation; Iron deficiency; Micro fluidic applications; Micro-fluidic devices; Microfluidics devices; Point of care; Technological advancement; Microfluidics; human; iron deficiency anemia; lab on a chip; microfluidics; point of care system; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; Humans; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; Microfluidics; Point-of-Care Systems