Biomicrofluidics

生物微流控

• 批准号: 1000231089-2015
• 负责人: Selvaganapathy, Ponnambalam
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=692643
• 关键词: Biomicrofluidics

Microfluidics has many potential applications among which the most exciting are in the areas of medical and environmental diagnostics, assays for drug discovery, and in construction of artificial organs. This research program is aimed at using microfluidic and microfabrication technologies to develop environmental sensors to monitor water quality in remote areas, medical sensors to assess severity of sepsis for patients in the intensive care unit, assays using organisms such as worms and flies to understand disease mechanisms and develop new drugs, as well as artificial organ constructs to assist with oxygenation of blood.

微流体有许多潜在的应用，其中最令人兴奋的是在医疗和环境诊断、药物发现的分析和人造器官的构建等领域。该研究项目旨在利用微流体和微加工技术开发环境传感器来监测偏远地区的水质，医疗传感器来评估重症监护病房患者的败血症严重程度，利用蠕虫和苍蝇等生物进行分析以了解疾病机制并开发新药，以及人工器官结构来协助血液氧合。