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Microfluidic Roadmap for Translational Nanotheranostics.

Gozde Kabay^1,2, Andreas Manz³, Can Dincer^1,2

¹University of Freiburg, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), 79110, Freiburg, Germany.

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Microfluidic systems are advancing nanotheranostic materials (NTMs) for cancer care by improving reproducibility and enabling mass production. This facilitates the clinical translation of these powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Nanotheranostic materials (NTMs) offer simultaneous diagnosis, monitoring, and targeted therapy for complex diseases like cancer.
Clinical application of NTMs is hindered by challenges in reproducibility and mass production.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current state-of-the-art in NTM research.
To highlight the role of microfluidic systems in NTM development and clinical translation.

Main Methods:

Review of microfluidic technologies for NTM fabrication, testing, and large-scale manufacturing.
Analysis of methods used at each NTM development stage.

Main Results:

Microfluidics addresses key challenges in NTM reproducibility and scalability.

Keywords:

lab-on-a-chip microfluidics nanomaterials sensors theranostics

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