Microneedle sensors for point-of-care diagnostics
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Author(s)
Hu, Yubing
Chatzilakou, Eleni
Pan, Zhisheng
Traverso, Giovanni
Yetisen, Ali K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Point-of-care (POC) has the capacity to support low-cost, accurate and real-time actionable diagnostic data. Microneedle sensors have received considerable attention as an emerging technique to evolve blood-based diagnostics owing to their direct and painless access to a rich source of biomarkers from interstitial fluid. This review systematically summarizes the recent innovations in microneedle sensors with a particular focus on their utility in POC diagnostics and personalized medicine. The integration of various sensing techniques, mostly electrochemical and optical sensing, has been established in diverse architectures of "lab-on-a-microneedle" platforms. Microneedle sensors with tailored geometries, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility are constructed with a variety of materials and fabrication methods. Microneedles categorized into four types: metals, inorganics, polymers, and hydrogels, have been elaborated with state-of-the-art bioengineering strategies for minimally invasive, continuous, and multiplexed sensing. Microneedle sensors have been employed to detect a wide range of biomarkers from electrolytes, metabolites, polysaccharides, nucleic acids, proteins to drugs. Insightful perspectives are outlined from biofluid, microneedles, biosensors, POC devices, and theragnostic instruments, which depict a bright future of the upcoming personalized and intelligent health management.
Date Issued
2024-03-27
Date Acceptance
2024-01-01
Citation
Advanced Science, 2024, 11 (12)
ISSN
2198-3844
Publisher
Wiley
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Science
Volume
11
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Authors. Advanced Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38225744
Subjects
biosensors
diagnosis
microneedles
point-of-care
transdermal monitoring
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Germany
Article Number
2306560
Date Publish Online
2024-01-15