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Capillary Microfluidics for Monitoring Medication Adherence
Author(s) -
Delamarche Emmanuel,
Temiz Yuksel,
Lovchik Robert D.,
Christiansen Michael G.,
Schuerle Simone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202101316
Subject(s) - microfluidics , nanotechnology , point of care , engineering ethics , medicine , computer science , data science , engineering , materials science , pathology
Medication adherence is a medical and societal issue worldwide, with approximately half of patients failing to adhere to prescribed treatments. The goal of this Minireview is to examine how recent work on microfluidics for point‐of‐care diagnostics may be used to enhance adherence to medication. It specifically focuses on capillary microfluidics since these devices are self‐powered, easy to use, and well established for diagnostics and drug monitoring. Considering that an improvement in medication adherence can have a much larger effect than the development of new medical treatments, it is long overdue for the research communities working in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, and material sciences to consider developing technologies to enhance medication adherence. For these reasons, this Minireview is not meant to be exhaustive but rather to provide a quick starting point for researchers interested in joining this complex but intriguing and exciting field of research.