Blood Microfluidics
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2019)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: blood microfluidics; cellular therapies; blood storage; transfusion medicine; low-cost diagnostics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Blood microfluidics is a broad field that leverages the unique power of microfluidic technology to develop useful devices and systems for manipulating whole blood and circulating cells at their native scale. The applications of blood microfluidics range from studies focused on testing the mechanical properties of individual blood cells to answering fundamental questions about the dynamics of blood flow and traffic of circulating cells in complex networks of microvessels. The knowledge about the behavior of blood in microfluidic environments gained through these studies is further used to develop novel technologies for separating blood cells (red blood cells, leukocytes, platelets), rare circulating cells (e.g., stem cells, tumor cells), as well as various particles (e.g., bacteria, nanoparticles) from samples of whole blood for diagnostic and other clinical applications. This Special Issue invites original research papers, reviews, and brief communications on: (i) innovative uses of microfluidic technology for separating cells and particles from blood for diagnostic applications, (ii) technical advancements in the field of blood microfluidics that enable novel diagnostic capabilities at the point of care.
Prof. Dr. Sergey S. Shevkoplyas
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- blood microfluidics
- blood flow dynamics
- blood cell separation
- isolation of rare cells
- blood sample preparation
- point-of-care diagnostics
