The evolution of lab-on-A-chip: the Micro-Tele-BioChip.
The vision of multianalyte point-of-care diagnostics (POCT) is a handheld device that every patient can use easily for continuous monitoring of, for example, drug efficiency in the treatment of chronic diseases. Technologies are needed to realise this vision. Some are described here in the prototyping and industrial production of a disposable chip for the Micro-Tele-BioChip (muTBC) platform. muTBC is a technology platform that can be customised to meet specific requirements in drug safety and POCT.
Schoth
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Department of Microsystems Engineering, IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. schoth@imtek.de
Jurischka
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Blattert
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Tahhan
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Reinecke
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D004358:Drug Therapy; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D016896:Treatment Outcome