Interstitial fluid contributes to 15% of body weight and can serve as a potential tool for monitoring health. A team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati has proposed that interstitial fluid may be an effective way for the early diagnosis of diseases. In the study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers reported that interstitial fluids offer an alternative to hematological diagnostics. It contains chemicals similar to those found in the blood , which is considered to be the gold standard for monitoring health.
The study explained various ways clinicians can sample the fluid by applying suction to deploying microdialysis. The interstitial fluid is a valuable tool as it is less painful to extract and has easy, continuous access, which is not the case with blood. Continuous readings are not feasible; besides, drawing blood can be painful and costly, and it…
