01468nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245006700055210006600122260001600188300001000204490000800214520064300222653002500865653003000890653001100920653002100931653001800952653001800970100001600988700002001004700001401024700002001038700001801058700001901076700002301095856006001118       2006                        eng d  a1476-468700aMicrofluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health.0 aMicrofluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health  c2006 Jul 27  a412-80 v4423 a<p>The developing world does not have access to many of the best medical diagnostic technologies; they were designed for air-conditioned laboratories, refrigerated storage of chemicals, a constant supply of calibrators and reagents, stable electrical power, highly trained personnel and rapid transportation of samples. Microfluidic systems allow miniaturization and integration of complex functions, which could move sophisticated diagnostic tools out of the developed-world laboratory. These systems must be inexpensive, but also accurate, reliable, rugged and well suited to the medical and social contexts of the developing world.</p>10aDeveloping Countries10aDiagnostic Tests, Routine10aHumans10aInternationality10aMicrofluidics10aPublic Health1 aYager, Paul1 aEdwards, Thayne1 aFu, Elain1 aHelton, Kristen1 aNelson, Kjell1 aTam, Milton, R1 aWeigl, Bernhard, H  uhttps://www.microfluidicsciences.com/drupal/?q=node/222