Diagnostic radio frequency identification sensors and applications thereof

A Lab-on-a-Chip microfluidics sensor system for use in conducting rapid diagnostic measurements comprising:

• a Lab-On-A-Chip (LOC) microfluidics sensor test strip comprising a substrate containing a plurality of wells and a plurality of microfluidics channels, said channels permitting a flow of fluids between said wells;
• a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising an antenna, a unique identification number, and an RFID electronic chip in combination with at least one sensor module and both integrated with said substrate, with a plurality of conductive leads connecting said RFID electronic chip and said sensor module to said wells and said channels, and said RFID tag and said sensor module combination configured to sense, control and transmit wirelessly signals that correspond to reactions occurring in said wells and to transmit wirelessly said unique identification number;
• a wireless reader configured to communicate wirelessly with said RFID tag and said sensor module combination through the use of multiple protocols and to receive said signals that correspond to said reactions occurring in said wells and said unique identification number, said wireless reader configured to control a flow of fluids through said microfluidics channels and to and from said wells by sending signals to said REID tag and said sensor module combination wirelessly;
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• said wireless reader further configured to communicate wirelessly over a network through the use of multiple communication protocols to download software wirelessly from a remote location to enable reading and analysis of said signals received from said RFID tag and said sensor module combination based on said unique identification number of said RFID tag and sensor module combination.