Disposable bioanalytical microdevice for monitoring the effect of anti-platelet drugs

We report a disposable self-powered integrated microfluidic chip that enables a rapid and simple plateletfunction assay from small samples of whole blood. The chip integrates a single-cell adhesion assay with a microfluidic platform; it enables accurate quantification of platelet adhesion, and it controls whole blood flow rate, shear stress, volume of sample, and assay time.