Microfluidics-based Low-Cost Medical Diagnostic Devices: Some Recent Developments

Abstract

Here we present a short review of recently developed low-cost microfluidic devices aimed towards medical diagnostic applications. This review specifically focuses on three inexpensive devices, namely lab-on-a-compact-disc, paper-based, and thread-based devices. Here, we present a concise summary of all the recently developed protocols for simple bioassays to complex diagnostics. We also provide a new outlook on how the present practice of pathological diagnostics can be improved with the usage of such recent developments.