Microfluidic Technologies for Medical Diagnosis and Global Health

Dear Colleagues,

Ever since our group first introduced the concept of “micro total analysis system—µTAS” in 1990, there has been an explosion of interest in facilitating such miniaturized microfluidic systems for various diagnostic and biomedical point-of-care-test (POCT), covering the detection of HIV/AIDS, tetanus, avian influenza, Ebola virus, malaria, dengue fever, metabolome, pharmaceutics, genetic deficiency, forensic pathology, cancer, toxin monitoring, immunoassays, etc. The microfluidic platform revolutionizes in-field medical diagnosis and has great potential in both developed and developing countries.

In contrast with traditional clinic methodologies, the microfluidic platform displays outstanding advantages due to its diagnostic sensitivity and therapeutic immediacy. With only a small amount of samples, the microfluidic platform can confirm infectious microorganisms and virus pathogens, hereditary and fetation diseases, oncogene mutations and virulent sub-types, and even forensic genetic fingerprints within a few hours/minutes. In this Special Issue, we especially welcome papers in a boundary of technologies aimed at the design, fabrication, and application of microfluidics for medical diagnosis and global health. All types of papers, including short communications, original research papers, and review articles, in these areas are acceptable. Potential microfluidic and multi-disciplinary fields include but are not limited to the following: Genetics, Biochemistry, Materials, Clinical Medicine, Microbiology, Agricultural Sciences, Physical, Neuroscience, Toxicology, Immunology, Manufacture, Lithography, Pharmacology, Algorithm, Optical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Mechatronics，Plant and Animal, etc.

Prof. Dr. Wenming Wu
Guest Editor

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