Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices
A section of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418).
Section Information
This section of Diagnostics aims to rapidly publish contributions on novel diagnostic technologies, equipment, and devices. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- point of care
- microfluidics
- microarrays
- lab-on-a-chip
- lateral flow assays
- paper-based devices
- smartphone-based devices
- mobile healthcare
- biosensors in diagnostics
- portable and wearable medical devices
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- 21st Century Point-of-Care, Near-Patient and Critical Care Testing—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances and Future of Blood Specimen Collection, Testing and Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Point-of-Care Echocardiography in Emergency and Critical Care (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Wearable Devices for Health Monitoring and Disease Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- The Use of Portable Devices in Emergency Medicine, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Wearable Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Disease Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Novel Methods and Devices for Monitoring and Diagnosing in Critical Care (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- (Bio)sensors for Medical Diagnostics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Lung Monitoring in Critical Care (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Point-of-Care and At-Home Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
