Recent advances in miniaturized microfluidic flow cytometry for clinical use.
This article provides an overview of recent research achievements in miniaturized flow cytometry. The review focuses on chip-based microfluidic flow cytometers, classified by cell transport method, detection technology, and biomedical application. By harnessing numerous ideas and cutting-edge microfabrication technologies, microfluidic flow cytometry benefits from ever-increasing functionalities and the performance levels achieved make it an attractive biomedical research and clinical tool. In this article, we briefly describe an update of recent developments that combine novel microfluidic characteristics and flow cytometry on chips that meet biomedical needs.
Chung
Taek Dong
TD
School of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. tdchung@snu.ac.kr
Kim
Hee Chan
HC
D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D055095:Optics and Photonics