Abstract
Traditionally, the primary function of printing has been
the delivery of data and information for visual
inspection and further interpretation by humans or
machines. The advantage of printing is that it enables
cost efficient mass manufacturing of electronics and
other functionalities on large and flexible substrates
like plastic, paper and fabrics. New printable functional
materials, print production processes and reading
mechanisms are expanding the role and function of
printing toward printed intelligence. This is the
opportunity gap between traditional paper, packaging and
printing industry products and ICT/electronics industry
products and can be realised for example as disposable
sensors, simple 'electronic' components and circuits,
large area functional paper like intelligent products,
smart packages, etc.Ageing population in Europe will
increasingly burden the health care system, e.g. chronic
diseases are becoming more and more common and are
influencing the quality of life of rapidly increasing
number of people. New solutions for low cost and
distributed biomolecular recognition measurements are
required to reduce the number of costly laboratory tests,
hospital controls and idle visits to general
practices.Recent developments of hot embossed
microfluidics and optics, has made it possible to
fabricate functional components by roll-to-roll
techniques. In this presentation, we show our current
achievements for manufacturing low cost immunosensors for
point-of-care and home care applications through examples
of microfluidic and optical structures.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2008 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | GOSPEL Workshop on Plastic Chemical Sensors - Dresden, Germany Duration: 9 Apr 2008 → 10 Apr 2008 |
Workshop
Workshop | GOSPEL Workshop on Plastic Chemical Sensors |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Dresden |
Period | 9/04/08 → 10/04/08 |