Abstract

Rapid Point of Care Diagnostics – Microfluidic Sensors and Biosensors in the OR and NICU

Martyn Boutelle, Professor of Biomedical Sensors Engineering, Imperial College London

The concentration of biomarker molecules can give important information about the health of a person as they are challenged by acute illness or for example surgery. Our view is that to do such monitoring effectively ideally requires moment-by-moment measurement of blood or tissue concentrations. We have been developing a range of sensing and biosensing solutions for the invasive, minimally invasive, and non-invasive monitoring of people in healthcare and training situations. Microfluidics provide a valuable means of clinical sampling and robust quantification of measured signals. I will describe the key challenges in the development of such integrated sensing devices present our recent data obtained during surgery and the neonatal intensive care unit.