Int Neurourol J.
2017 Apr;21(Suppl 1):S4-S9. 10.5213/inj.1734838.419.
Applications of Microfluidic Devices for Urology
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- 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. moosou94@khu.ac.kr
- 3Healthcare Industry Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Program of Medical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2378432
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5213/inj.1734838.419
Abstract
- Microfluidics is considered an important technology that is suitable for numerous biomedical applications, including cancer diagnosis, metastasis, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. Although microfluidics is still considered to be a new approach in urological research, several pioneering studies have been reported in recent years. In this paper, we reviewed urological research works using microfluidic devices. Microfluidic devices were used for the detection of prostate and bladder cancer and the characterization of cancer microenvironments. The potential applications of microfluidics in urinary analysis and sperm sorting were demonstrated. The use of microfluidic devices in urology research can provide high-throughput, high-precision, and low-cost analyzing platforms.
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