Microfluidics-Enabled Diagnostic Systems: Markets, Challenges, and Examples

Holger Becker; Claudia Gärtner

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-6734-6_1

Microfluidics-Enabled Diagnostic Systems: Markets, Challenges, and Examples

Methods Mol Biol. 2017:1547:3-21. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6734-6_1.

Authors

Holger Becker¹, Claudia Gärtner²

Affiliations

¹ microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Stockholmer Str. 20, 07747, Jena, Germany. hb@microfluidic-chipshop.com.
² microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Stockholmer Str. 20, 07747, Jena, Germany.

PMID: 28044283
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6734-6_1

Abstract

Microfluidics has become an important tool for the commercial product development in diagnostics. This article will focus on current technical demands during the development process such as material and integration challenges. Furthermore, we present data on the diagnostics market as well as examples of microfluidics-enabled systems currently under commercial development or already on the market.

Keywords: Commercialization; Diagnostic cartridge; Microfluidics; Product development.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biotechnology
Humans
Marketing of Health Services
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
Microfluidics / instrumentation
Microfluidics / methods*
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques* / instrumentation
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques* / methods
Technology Transfer