Decentralized microfluidic in vitro diagnostic patch for pandemic control KU Leuven
In vitro diagnostic (IVD) technologies have revolutionized healthcare, yet remain confined to the laboratories. This traditional approach massively failed to manage viral outbreak during the COVID-19 pandemic because it lacked quick and cost-effective diagnosis. Moreover, an urgent need was evident for bringing quantitative lab-quality diagnosis to the hands of end users (i.e. point-of-care, POC). Despite high expectations from Lab-on-Chip ...