Microfluidic Sensors for Multi-Biofluid Diagnostics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 July 2026 | Viewed by 299
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microfluidic diagnostics have rapidly expanded across healthcare sectors, enabling highly sensitive and rapid analysis of a wide range of biomarkers in biological fluids. Microfluidic biosensors allow the analysis of diverse sample types, including blood, serum, sweat, saliva, urine, tears, and interstitial fluid (ISF), through precise fluid manipulation and an automated, miniaturized sensing process. This Special Issue aims to highlight how microfluidic devices are engineered for different biofluids and to showcase the diagnostic opportunities that arise from each sample type.
Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in wearable microfluidics for sweat sensing, microneedle-based biosensors for ISF sampling, contact lens platforms for tear analysis, and point-of-care microfluidic biosensors for blood, saliva, and urine multiplex analyte testing. Each biofluid offers unique diagnostic value, and microfluidic technologies provide the capability to collect, filter, process, conduct, and analyze these samples in compact and integrated formats for clinical applications.
This topic aligns closely with the scope of Sensors, which emphasizes innovations in sensing platforms, analytical performance, and device integration for biomedical and healthcare applications. Microfluidic diagnostics inherently rely on advanced sensor technologies, making them an ideal focus for the journal.
We invite researchers to contribute their latest findings and perspectives to this Special Issue and help shape the future of biofluid-based microfluidic diagnostics.
Dr. Fereshteh Vajhadin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microfluidic biosensors
- lab-on-chip diagnostics
- point-of-care diagnostics
- wearable microfluidics
- biological fluid analysis
- interstitial fluid microneedle sensors
- multiplexed detection
- non-invasive health monitoring
- microfluidic device integration
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