Bioanalytical Microchips Based on Integrated, Application Tailored Monolithic Modules

微流控装置在速度、分析成本、便携性、操作简单性和安全性方面比现有技术具有实质性优势。将多种分析过程集成在一个简单可靠的便携式设备中，将导致在一系列领域的应用，从药理学到治疗药物监测，用于疾病诊断和药物开发的蛋白质组学和代谢组学筛查，以及在农村地区进行临床诊断。这将对整个国家的生活质量产生重大影响，不仅因为方便的诊断和治疗对健康有明显的好处，而且因为早期和有效的治疗可以带来可观的经济效益。

Microfluidic devices offer substantial advantages over current technology, in terms of speed, cost of analysis, portability, operator simplicity and safety. Integrating multiple analytical processes within a simple and reliable portable device will lead to application in a range of areas, from pharmacology to therapeutic drug monitoring, proteomic and metabolomic screening for disease diagnosis and drug development, and also for performing clinical diagnostics in a rural area. This will significantly impact on the quality of life of the Nation as a whole, not only due to expedient diagnosis and treatment which has obvious health benefits, but also in the considerable financial benefits that result from early and efficient treatment.