Microfluidic electrochemical biosensors: tools for advancing the sustainable development goals

Mkliwa Koumbia; Mpho Ngoepe; Joseph Benjamin Holman; Maluta Steven Mufamadi; Madoka Takai

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.04.005

Microfluidic electrochemical biosensors: tools for advancing the sustainable development goals

Trends Biotechnol. 2024 May 6:S0167-7799(24)00097-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.04.005. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Mkliwa Koumbia¹, Mpho Ngoepe², Joseph Benjamin Holman³, Maluta Steven Mufamadi², Madoka Takai⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
² DSI-Mandela Nanomedicine Platform, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, 6001, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
³ Department of Electronic Engineering and Information Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
⁴ School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. Electronic address: takai@bis.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

PMID: 38714388
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.04.005

Abstract

New technologies can help to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. We discuss the contribution of microfluidic electrochemical biosensors to advancing the SDGs. These sensors can be applied in various fields given their low cost, self-powering ability, environmental compatibility, ease of use, and small sample volume requirements.

Keywords: developing countries; electrochemical biosensors; microfluidics; sustainable development goals.