Introduction on the Special Edition “ Lab - on - Chip Technology for Clinical Diagnostics ”
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The gold standard of semen analysis is still an manual method, which is time‐consuming, labour intensive and needs thorough quality control. Microfluidics can also offer advantages for this application. Therefore a first step in the development of a microfluidic chip has been made, which enables the man the semen analysis at home. In this article recent efforts to determine the concentration and motility using a microfluidic chip are summarized.
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