Wearable, Flexible, and Integrated Microfluidic-Based Biosensors for Point-of-Care Testing Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent times, there have been drastic advancements and developments in point-of-care testing. Post-COVID-19 especially, this domain of research has gained more popularity in healthcare applications including within biomedical, biochemical, and clinical areas. Several researchers and scientists are working towards the development of urgent-care devices using cutting-edge technologies such as microfluidics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and sensor technology. Because of its vast and widespread universal applications, microfluidics has also been a hot topic in biomedical and diagnostic research. As microfluidics has potential with its unique features including its minimum sample volume, large surface-to-area ratio, fast response, and enhanced lab on a chip, this technology has opened the doors to the execution of novel ideas and turning them into reality in prognostic applications. Most objectives in microfluidics focus on designing approaches that enhance investigators' capabilities in nanomaterials, biomedicine, and biochemistry. Till now, microfluidic techniques have been widely used for a range of biological applications such as single-cell analysis, nucleic acid sequencing, microflow cytometry, efficient sample pretreatment, and biosensing in integrated wearable devices. Compared with conventional approaches, microfluidics offers substantial advantages, including high throughput, a small footprint, high proficiency, and multipurpose integration. It also covers a broad area of topics such as wearable sensors, implantable sensors, and integrated biosensors used for numerous applications.

Dr. Madhusudan B. Kulkarni
Guest Editor

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