Lab-on-a-chip or Chip-in-a-lab: Challenges of Commercialization Lost in Translation. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mohammed, Mazher Iqbal; Haswell, Steven; Gibson, Ian
• Is Part Of: Procedia technology. Volume 20(2015)
• Page Start: 54
• Page End: 59
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: lab-on-a-chip -- commercilization -- microfluidics -- translation; Technology -- Congresses; Technology -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Technology; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.protcy.2015.07.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-0173

Abstract

Abstract: Lab-on-a-chip technology has been long envisaged to have tremendous commercial potential, owing to the ability of such devices to encapsulate a full range of laboratory processes in a single instrument and operate in a portable manner, rapidly and at low cost. Devices are believed to have potential in fields ranging across medical diagnostics, environmental sampling and a range of consumer products, however, to date very few devices have attained commercial success. This review examines the challenges relating to the commercialization of lab-on-a-chip technology from fundamental research to mass manufacturing and aims to provide insight to both academics and product development specialists the perceived hindrances to commercialization and a strategy by which future work could be translated into commercial success.