Paper-based Diagnostics  Current Status and Future Applications /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Kevin J. Land. 
 - 1st ed. 2019. 
 - IX, 220 p. 83 illus., 74 illus. in color.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Background to Paper-based Diagnostics -- The Need -- Principles -- Components -- Manufacturing -- Integration with Other Technologies -- Academic and Commercial Groups -- The Future of the Technology. 
<br/><br/> This book explores the status of paper-based diagnostic solutions, or Microfluidics 2.0. The contributors explore: how paper-based tests can be widely distributed and utilized by semi-skilled personnel; how close to commercial applications the technology has become, and what is still required to make paper-based diagnostics the game-changer it can be. The technology is examined through the lens of the World Health Organization’s ASSURED criteria for low-resource countries (Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Rapid and robust, Equipment-free, and Deliverable to end-users). Its applications have to include: health technology, environmental technology, food safety, and more. This book is appropriate for researchers in these areas, as well as those interested in microfluidics, and includes chapters dedicated to principles such as theory of flow and surface treatments; components such as biomarkers and detection; and current methods of manufacturing. Discusses how paper-based diagnostics can be used in developing countries by comparing current diagnostic tests with the World Health Organization's ASSURED criteria; Examines how paper-based diagnostics could be integrated with other technologies, such as printed electronics, and the Internet of Things; Outlines how semi-skilled personnel across a variety of fields can implement paper-based diagnostics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783319968704 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-319-96870-4  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fluid mechanics.<br/>Biomedical engineering.<br/>Microtechnology.<br/>Microelectromechanical systems.<br/>Biotechnology.<br/>Soft condensed matter.<br/>Engineering Fluid Dynamics.<br/>Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.<br/>Microsystems and MEMS.<br/>Biotechnology.<br/>Soft and Granular Matter.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA357-359 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.1064