About this Research Topic
Traditional diagnostic methods for various biomarkers and biochemical parameters are normally carried out in specialized laboratories with professional workers, which leads to long assay times, high reagent consumption and low efficiency. Nowadays, point-of-care testing (POCT) technology with the miniaturization of diagnostic tools has been successfully commercialized for health monitoring and disease diagnostics. Compared with traditional laboratory testing, POCT technology exhibits the attractive properties of small batches of samples, lower reagent usage, user-friendliness, easy-to-use format, compact appearance and fast turnaround time. Recently, with emerging technological innovations in chemical and biochemical sensors, biomaterials, lab-on-a-chip, mobile technology, and wearable electronics, the development of integrated POCT systems have an unprecedented opportunity to achieve personal healthcare and precision medicine.
This Research Topic aims at discussing recent progress and applications of integrated POCT systems, including user-friendly, easy-to-use and simple detection platforms; immediate clinical assessment technology; flexible wearable sensors based on nanomaterials; and highly sensitive and specific biosensors. In particular, this Research Topic also highlights the aspects of sample handling platforms, recognition elements and sensing methods, signal transducers and powering devices used to integrate into the POCT system. In addition, the integrated POCT systems should also be widely applied in clinical diagnosis, disease control, poison detection and other fields through the detection of various biomarkers. For example, large-scale rapid POCT systems for infectious diseases are urgently needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This collection proposes to encompass recent progress and applications of point-of-care testing systems integrated with various flexible materials, microfluidic technology and wearable electronics. The themes covered include but are not limited to:
• Portable biosensing devices, such as paper-based analytical devices, microfluidic biochips
• Integrated user-friendly wearable sweat sensors for point-of-care testing
• A point-of-care testing system that can detect a variety of biomarkers, helping to achieve rapid symptomatic treatment
• Simple and highly sensitive COVID-19 detection methods that can be used for large-scale rapid screening and early diagnosis
• Self-powered point-of-care testing devices based on smart materials that are portable and cost-effective
• Intelligent management-based point-of-care testing devices, including effective and accurate result recording and transmission
As this is a multidisciplinary Research Topic, we ask the authors to choose the appropriate Topic Editor for sections upon submission.
This Research Topic aims at discussing recent progress and applications of integrated POCT systems, including user-friendly, easy-to-use and simple detection platforms; immediate clinical assessment technology; flexible wearable sensors based on nanomaterials; and highly sensitive and specific biosensors. In particular, this Research Topic also highlights the aspects of sample handling platforms, recognition elements and sensing methods, signal transducers and powering devices used to integrate into the POCT system. In addition, the integrated POCT systems should also be widely applied in clinical diagnosis, disease control, poison detection and other fields through the detection of various biomarkers. For example, large-scale rapid POCT systems for infectious diseases are urgently needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This collection proposes to encompass recent progress and applications of point-of-care testing systems integrated with various flexible materials, microfluidic technology and wearable electronics. The themes covered include but are not limited to:
• Portable biosensing devices, such as paper-based analytical devices, microfluidic biochips
• Integrated user-friendly wearable sweat sensors for point-of-care testing
• A point-of-care testing system that can detect a variety of biomarkers, helping to achieve rapid symptomatic treatment
• Simple and highly sensitive COVID-19 detection methods that can be used for large-scale rapid screening and early diagnosis
• Self-powered point-of-care testing devices based on smart materials that are portable and cost-effective
• Intelligent management-based point-of-care testing devices, including effective and accurate result recording and transmission
As this is a multidisciplinary Research Topic, we ask the authors to choose the appropriate Topic Editor for sections upon submission.
Keywords: POCT, wearables, lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics, smart-phone detection, flexible biomaterials, bioelectronics, biosensors, portable devices, disease diagnostics, healthy monitoring
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