Discussion

Microfluidic systems have the potential to deliver fast, inexpensive and simple methods of cell analysis with applications in clinical practice, remote diagnostics at home or in resource poor (developing world) settings, and for environmental applications such as water testing. The technology is particularly attractive for point of care and patient self-testing. This talk will describe developments in micro-fluidic cytometry systems and outline some application scenarios ranging from a Critical Blood Count to in-situ systems for analysis of phytoplankton.