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Hollow Microneedle-based Sensor for Multiplexed Transdermal Electrochemical Sensing
Published on: June 1, 2012
Microneedle-based sensors for medical diagnosis
Philip R Miller1, Roger J Narayan, Ronen Polsky
1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA. rpolsky@sandia.gov.
Abstract:
Recently microneedles have been explored for transdermal monitoring of biomarkers with the goal to achieve time-sensitive clinical information for routine point-of-care health monitoring. In this highlight we provide a general overview of recent progress in microneedle-based sensing research, including: (a) glucose monitoring, (b) ex vitro microneedle diagnostic systems for general health monitoring with an emphasis on sensor construction, and (c) in vivo use of microneedle sensors.

