Microfluidics-based sensing technology is a swiftly growing field and has various potential diagnostic applications. The present need for point-of-care devices is in the context of not only disease monitoring and pathogen detection, but also in food safety and environmental monitoring. Various smart methodologies have been developed and presented for a variety of purposes in this area, from sensing to fabrication and integration methods.
The aim of this methods collection is to provide contributions on methods reporting on the latest technological developments in multiplexed sensors and other types of sensors integrated with microfluidics, including magnetic, optical, electrochemical, photonic, and other sensing strategies.
The scope of this collection on biosensing methods includes but is not limited to the below specified areas. They are as follows,