title: Point-of-care (POC) devices by means of advanced MEMS.
abstract: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have become an invaluable technology to advance the development of point-of-care (POC) devices for diagnostics and sample analyses. MEMS can transform sophisticated methods into compact and cost-effective microdevices that offer numerous advantages at many levels. Such devices include microchannels, microsensors, etc., that have been applied to various miniaturized POC products. Here we discuss some of the recent advances made in the use of MEMS devices for POC applications.
authors.affiliation: NeuroInDx, Inc., E. 28th Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755, USA; Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan. Electronic address: skarsten@neuroindx.com.
authors.forename: Stanislav L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Karsten
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan; LIMMS/CNRS-IIS (UMI 2820), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Mehmet C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.affiliation: NeuroInDx, Inc., E. 28th Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755, USA.
authors.forename: Lili C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan; LIMMS/CNRS-IIS (UMI 2820), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collard
authors.affiliation: Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000191:economics; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis; D014783:Viscosity