title: Microfluidics-Enabled Diagnostic Systems: Markets, Challenges, and Examples.
abstract: Microfluidics has become an important tool for the commercial product development in diagnostics. This article will focus on current technical demands during the development process such as material and integration challenges. Furthermore, we present data on the diagnostics market as well as examples of microfluidics-enabled systems currently under commercial development or already on the market.
authors.affiliation: microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Stockholmer Str. 20, 07747, Jena, Germany. hb@microfluidic-chipshop.com.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Stockholmer Str. 20, 07747, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gärtner
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018581:Technology Transfer
keywords: Commercialization; Diagnostic cartridge; Microfluidics; Product development