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ReviewSmart medicine2025

Advancements and Future Perspectives of Microfluidic Technology in Pediatric Healthcare.

Xuting Zhang, Andong Liu, Yanke Wang, Chao Niu, Xing Rong, Chang Jia, Jia Sun, Shiyang Song, Lexiang Zhang, Fangfu Ye and 2 more

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Review in Smart medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Xuting ZhangChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0871-2108
Andong LiuWenzhou Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Wenzhou China.
Yanke WangChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.
Chao NiuChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.
Xing RongChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.
Chang JiaChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-5289
Jia SunChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.
Shiyang SongChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.
Lexiang ZhangZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Pediatric Precision Medicine Wenzhou China.
Fangfu YeWenzhou Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Wenzhou China.
Changmin ShaoWenzhou Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Wenzhou China.
Maoping ChuChildren's Heart Center The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the ability to precisely control and manipulate fluids at the microscale, microfluidics provides unmatched advantages such as reduced sample size, rapid analysis, and enhanced sensitivity. Microfluidic technology has emerged as a revolutionary approach in pediatric healthcare, offering innovative solutions for diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the recent advancements and future directions of microfluidic technology in the field of pediatrics. We begin with a brief introduction of several types of microfluidic devices that are more common in the pediatric field. Then, the substantial advances in biomedical applications of microfluidics in pediatric healthcare are explored, encompassing diagnosis, research, and treatment. Finally, challenges and limitations such as material selection, device standardization, stability, and regulatory considerations are also discussed that must be addressed to increase the utilization of microfluidics in the pediatric clinical field. Overall, this review underscores the transformative potential of microfluidics to improve the quality of healthcare and outcomes for pediatric patients, while also highlighting the opportunities for future research and development in this burgeoning field.

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disease diagnosisdisease modelingdisease treatmentsmicrofluidicspediatric healthcare

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PMID40969560
PMCPMC12442622

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