Applications of Microfluidic Devices for Urology.
- Author:
Se Jik HAN
1
;
Hun Kuk PARK
;
Kyung Sook KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Microfluidics; Urology; Prostatic Neoplasms; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Urine
- MeSH: Diagnosis; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*; Microfluidics*; Neoplasm Metastasis; Prostate; Prostatic Neoplasms; Spermatozoa; Tissue Engineering; Tumor Microenvironment; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Urology*
- From:International Neurourology Journal 2017;21(Suppl 1):S4-S9
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
