A brief review on microfluidic platforms for hormones detection

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Analytical Chemistry
• Nanotechnology

Background:

• Lab-on-chip (LOC) technology offers miniaturization, automation, and reduced reagent consumption for complex analyses.
• Microfluidic devices are vital for life sciences, enabling point-of-care diagnostics and personalized medicine through hormone and biomarker detection.
• Monitoring hormones released by cells is critical for assessing cellular health and drug efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the state-of-the-art applications of microfluidics in monitoring hormones released by cells.
• To highlight the development of nano and microphotonics integrated microfluidic devices for bovine growth hormone detection.
• To discuss the benefits of lab-on-a-chip technologies for screening growth hormones in milk.

Main Methods:

• Review of current literature on microfluidic and nanofluidic systems for hormone analysis.
• Integration of nano and microphotonics with microfluidic platforms for enhanced detection sensitivity.
• Development of sensitive, fast, and low-cost detection methods for bovine growth hormone.

Main Results:

• Demonstration of efficient detection methods for bovine growth hormone using integrated photonic microfluidic devices.
• Microfluidics provides an adaptable platform for cell culture, activity monitoring, and environmental control.
• Recent advancements show promise for sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective bovine growth hormone detection in milk.

Conclusions:

• Microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip technologies are powerful tools for hormone monitoring and analysis.
• Integrated optical micro and nanofluidics offer significant advantages for detecting hormones like bovine growth hormone.
• These technologies hold great potential for applications in dairy farming and food safety screening.