Photonic Biosensors for Point of Care Diagnostics, Monitoring and Screening

光子学和微流体技术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有特别重要的应用，因为这些国家往往缺乏最先进的医疗诊断设施。然而，它们在发达国家也有使用的潜力，这些国家正在努力应对螺旋上升的医疗费用，低成本的便携式诊断可以提供更快速的结果，从而带来更有效的护理。此外，护理点系统开启了个性化治疗的可能性，由此可以在真实的时间内监测药物的效果，并且在个体化患者的基础上优化有效剂量。

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.