Improving “lab-on-a-chip” techniques using biomedical nanotechnology: a review

Abstract

Nanotechnology and its applications in biomedical sciences principally in molecular nanodiagnostics are known as nanomolecular diagnostics, which provides new options for clinical nanodiagnostic techniques. Molecular nanodiagnostics are a critical role in the development of personalized medicine, which features point-of care performance of diagnostic procedure. This can to check patients at point-of-care facilities or in remote or resource-poor locations, therefore reducing checking time from days to minutes. In this review, applications of nanotechnology suited to biomedicine are discussed in two main class: biomedical applications for use inside (such as drugs, diagnostic techniques, prostheses, and implants) and outside the body (such as “lab-on-a-chip” techniques). A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is a tool that incorporates numerous laboratory tasks onto a small device, usually only millimeters or centimeters in size. Finally, are discussed the applications of biomedical nanotechnology in improving “lab-on-a-chip” techniques.

Keywords:

• Biomedical nanotechnology
• lab-on-a-chip
• nanobiosensors
• nanochips
• nanodiagnosis

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Science of Tabriz University for all supports provided.

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests. This work is funded by 2015 Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Grant.