Microfluidics and Biosensors in the Precision Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Microfluidic systems and biosensors have found application in medicine, where they have proven their undeniable advantages and successfully complement traditional methods of medical analysis and diagnostics.

Microfluidics can be used for the analysis of liquids in microscale volumes, biological cell separation and trapping, precise detection of particles and molecules, etc. Integrated microfluidic systems, also known as lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems and organ-on-a-chip (OOC) platforms, which mimic human organs, have also been developed.

In turn, electrochemical, optical, acoustic, flexible, and wearable biosensors, among others, are available for continuous health monitoring, but are far from limited to this application.

Advances in microfluidics and biosensors offer exciting prospects for building a bridge to precision medicine, enabling treatment to be tailored to each patient's unique health profile using data from these systems.

This Special Issue will highlight the latest technologies, new designs, new communication and data processing tools, and advances in clinical practice.

By focusing on design principles, engineering strategies, and biological and physical principles, we aim to demonstrate how microfluidic platforms and biosensors advance the possibilities of precision medicine.

On the other hand, we want to establish what requirements precision medicine places on microfluidic devices and biosensors, and what successes have been achieved from such interaction.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Zhbanov
Guest Editor

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