We review point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests that do not involve
the use of laboratory staff and facilities to provide the result. The analytical “targets” include …

Waveguide enhanced Raman spectroscopy (WERS) utilizes simple, robust, high-index
contrast dielectric waveguides to generate a strong evanescent field, through which laser …

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a technique for the fabrication of thin films of polymeric
materials, which has successfully overcome some of the issues faced by wet chemical …

Portable point-of care (POC) devices for in vitro diagnostics will be a milestone for the
achievement of universal healthcare and environmental protection. The main goal is to …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an acute bacterial infection of ascitic fluid; it has a high
incidence in cirrhotic patients and it is associated with high mortality. In such a situation …

Recently, new plasma polymerization-based techniques emerged to deposit chemically
functional coatings for various applications. However, little is known on the aging of these …

A label‐free interferometric transducer showing a theoretical detection limit for
homogeneous sensing of 5× 10–8 RIU, being equivalent to a protein mass coverage …

An interferometric nanobiosensor for the specific and label-free detection of the pollutant
Irgarol 1051 directly in seawater has been settled. Due to the low molecular weight of Irgarol …

Plasma polymerization of 3‐aminopropyl‐triethoxysilane (APTES) in microwave late
afterglow was studied. First, sol‐gel polymerized APTES was prepared and characterized by …

Handling of picoliter-to-nanoliter-scale volumes and objects has increasing importance in
life sciences. This is the volume scale of cell extractions and individual living cells. Here, we …