Photonic Biosensors for Point of Care Diagnostics, Monitoring and Screening

用于护理点诊断、监测和筛查的光子生物传感器

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-06559
• 负责人: Aitchison, JStewart
• 金额: $ 2.99万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=637048
• 关键词: Photonic; Biosensors; Point; Care; Diagnostics

The combination of photonics and microfluidics provides an opportunity to develop portable medical diagnostics, screening and monitoring systems. These high quality, point of care testing systems enable health care technologies to be taken directly to the patient. Such systems have particularly important applications in developing countries where there is often a lack of access to state of the art medical diagnostic facilities. However there is also potential for their use in developed countries, which are struggling with spiraling health costs and where low cost portable diagnostics can provide more rapid results which leads to more effective care. In addition point of care systems open up the possibility of personalized treatment whereby the effect of medications can be monitored in real time and effective dosages optimized on an individualized patient basis.

光子学和微流体的结合为开发便携式医疗诊断、筛查和监测系统提供了机会。这些高质量的护理点测试系统使医疗保健技术能够直接应用于患者。这种系统在发展中国家具有特别重要的应用，因为发展中国家往往缺乏获得最先进医疗诊断设施的机会。然而，它们在发达国家也有使用的潜力，这些国家正在与不断上升的卫生费用作斗争，在这些国家，低成本的便携式诊断可以提供更快速的结果，从而导致更有效的护理。此外，护理点系统开辟了个性化治疗的可能性，从而可以实时监测药物的效果，并根据患者的个性化情况优化有效剂量。