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Review

Published on 30 Mar 2026

Optimizing diagnostic procurement and waste management in low- and middle-income countries during emerging infectious disease threats: a scoping review

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Franklin M. Maloba
Severin Donald Kamdem
Christelle Geneviève Jouego
Lesley N. Ngum
Donald D. Buri
Ide Armelle Djuidje Chatue
Mary Ngongang Kameni
Roger F. Neba
Linda Djune Yemeli
Irene Ane-Anyangwe

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2026.1716776

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Review

Accepted on 25 Feb 2026

The Environmental Footprint of Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Quantitative Review and a Practical Eco-design Metric

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Grégoire Le Brun
Ramy Moumneh
Ignace Adant
Jean-Pierre Raskin

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

Review

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Integrating synthetic biology and laboratory-on-a-chip technologies for next-generation biosensors

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Gabrielle David
Yizhi Cai

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1716737

838 views

Review

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Bio-based materials: an alternative to synthetic polymers for the development of lab-on-a-chip devices

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Morgane Zimmer
Emmanuelle Laurenceau
Stéphane Trombotto
Cécile Jamois
Anne-Laure Deman

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1703031

1,136 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Towards sustainable diagnostics: assessing biodegradable lateral flow cassettes in real world conditions in Africa

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Elijah Kolawole Oladipo
Sander Julian Brus
Sola Peter Ogunmodede
Luis Fernando Barrios
Gladys Ayodele Adigun
Possible Okikiola Popoola

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1695903

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Perspective

Published on 08 Oct 2025

The environmental price of diagnostic scale-up—addressing a toxic trade-off we cannot afford

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Collins Otieno Odhiambo
Beatrice Van Puije
Edward Krisiunas
Anafi Mataka

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1693514

958 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Early-stage life cycle assessment for sustainable design of wearable microfluidic sweat sensor: continuous dehydration monitoring

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Genis Rabost-Garcia
David Sanchez
Victor Nacher-Castellet
Andrea Fajardo
Oriol Ymbern
Xavier Muñoz-Pascual
Albert Alvarez
Jaime Punter-Villagrasa
Jasmina Casals-Terré
Ricardo Heredia

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1688689

2,781 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Editorial: Celebrating 1 year of Frontiers in lab on a chip technologies

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Michael G. Mauk

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1604411

1,654 views

Specialty Grand Challenge

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Part of the problem or part of the solution? An interdisciplinary action call for more research on the environmental sustainability of lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care devices

in Environmental Sensors, Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Anne-Laure Deman
Rosanne M. Guijt
Collins Otieno Odhiambo
Zibusiso Ndlovu
Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas

Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies

doi 10.3389/frlct.2024.1530449

2,534 views
3 citations

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articles

Optimizing diagnostic procurement and waste management in low- and middle-income countries during emerging infectious disease threats: a scoping review

The Environmental Footprint of Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Quantitative Review and a Practical Eco-design Metric

Integrating synthetic biology and laboratory-on-a-chip technologies for next-generation biosensors

Bio-based materials: an alternative to synthetic polymers for the development of lab-on-a-chip devices

Towards sustainable diagnostics: assessing biodegradable lateral flow cassettes in real world conditions in Africa

The environmental price of diagnostic scale-up—addressing a toxic trade-off we cannot afford

Early-stage life cycle assessment for sustainable design of wearable microfluidic sweat sensor: continuous dehydration monitoring

Editorial: Celebrating 1 year of Frontiers in lab on a chip technologies

Part of the problem or part of the solution? An interdisciplinary action call for more research on the environmental sustainability of lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care devices