Applications of Microfluidic Devices for Urology / 대한배뇨장애요실금학회지
International Neurourology Journal
; : S4-S9, 2017.
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in En
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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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WPRIM
Main subject:
Prostate
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Spermatozoa
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Urology
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Tissue Engineering
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Microfluidics
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Diagnosis
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Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
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Tumor Microenvironment
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
International Neurourology Journal
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article