Capillary phenomenon-based pump-less biochip for uric acid determination

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Hiroaki Sakamoto¹  Ranko Hatsuda¹  Kazuhiro Miyamura²  Susumu Sugiyama³ 

[1] Research Organisation of Science & Engineering, Ritsumeikan University;R&D Center, Horiba Ltd;Ritsumeikan-Global Innovation Research Organisation, Ritsumeikan University

关键词: bioMEMS;    capillarity;    electrochemical sensors;    embossing;    microfluidics;    micromachining;    patient diagnosis;    polymer films;    capillary phenomenon;    pumpless biochip;    uric acid determination;    microfluidic device;    poly(methyl methacrylate);    micromachining technique;    hot embossing;    thermal bonding;    ultraviolet irradiation;    poly-L-lysine coating;    electrodes;    electrochemical measurement;    in situ analysis;    diagnosis;    bioMEMS;    capillarity;    electrochemical sensors;    embossing;    microfluidics;    micromachining;    patient diagnosis;    polymer films;    capillary phenomenon;    pumpless biochip;    uric acid determination;    microfluidic device;    poly(methyl methacrylate);    micromachining technique;    hot embossing;    thermal bonding;    ultraviolet irradiation;    poly-L-lysine coating;    electrodes;    electrochemical measurement;    in situ analysis;    diagnosis;   

DOI  :  10.1049/mnl.2013.0007

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Ethics are at the core of healthcare provision. Good medical practice reflects ethics and professionalism in action and ethics should drive our behavior when providing medical care. The patients trust their treating doctor to be competent and ethical in their communication and also in the clinical decision-making. The expectations from the doctors are even more during the times when patients are critical. For the doctors and nurses providing the care, it may be very challenging, as those critical times are highly stressful for patients and attendants and can result in less than optimal outcome. Under these trying moments we face issues in communication and care provision which may look to be not conforming to the ethical standards. This editorial highlights the importance to adhere to the rules of ethics in many different critical situations, which may arise in emergency departments or in critical care units. But the principles outlined deserve to be learned by every healthcare staff member.

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