ABSTRACT

Micronics is further developing microfluidics-based systems for application to clinical laboratory diagnostics and analytical and process control chemical determinations. In both instances, the small size and autocalibrating characteristics of the microfluidics technology lends itself to application at the point of the sample. This avoids the transportation of sample to centralized laboratories-a step that results in both delays and degradation of the sample-and it provides answers at the point were decisions can be made immediately.