Cover; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; Series Editor ; Editors ; Contributors ; Section I: Microfluidic Devices for Diagnostics ; Chapter 1: Handheld Microfluidics for Point-of-Care In Vitro Diagnostics ; 1.1 Introduction

1.2 Design of the Handheld Microfluidic System 1.2.1 Pneumatic Subsystem ; 1.2.2 Pressure Stabilization in Reservoirs 1 and 2 ; 1.2.3 Microcontroller-Based Electronic Subsystem ; 1.2.4 Android Application

1.2.5 Microfluidic Device Design and Fabrication, Reagent Containers, and Interfaces 1.2.6 Simulated Bead-Based Fluorescence Immunoassay Liquid Handling ; 1.3 System Performance ; 1.3.1 Pneumatic Subsystem ; 1.3.2 Microbead-Based HIV p24 Immunoassay ; 1.3.3 Power Consumption

1.4 Summary Acknowledgments ; References ; Chapter 2: Body-Worn Microfluidic Sensors ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Methods and Technologies for Collecting, Sensing, and Detection ; 2.2.1 Closed System Designs ; 2.2.2 Open System Designs for Biofluid Analysis

2.3 Potential Applications of Wearable Microfluidic Devices for Monitoring Bodily Fluids 2.3.1 Aural, Ocular, Oral, and Respiratory Fluids ; 2.3.2 Analysis of Skin Secretions ; 2.3.3 Bodily Fluids from the Genitourinary System ; 2.4 Conclusions and Future Directions ; References