Microfluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health : Abstract :
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Microfluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health :
Abstract : Nature: "
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Nature 442, 412-418 (27 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature05064;
Published online 26 July 2006
Microfluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health
Paul Yager^1, Thayne Edwards^1, Elain Fu^1, Kristen Helton^1, Kjell
Nelson^1, Milton R. Tam^2 and Bernhard H. Weigl^3
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Abstract
The developing world does not have access to many of the best medical
diagnostic technologies; they were designed for air-conditioned
laboratories, refrigerated storage of chemicals, a constant supply of
calibrators and reagents, stable electrical power, highly trained
personnel and rapid transportation of samples. Microfluidic systems
allow miniaturization and integration of complex functions, which
could move sophisticated diagnostic tools out of the developed-world
laboratory. These systems must be inexpensive, but also accurate,
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