  Miniaturization of continuous fluorescence detection is a challenging task
due to the multiple and sensitive parameters intervening in the process. By
analyzing fluorescence sensing architectures proposed during the last two
years, this work has the goal to identify some trends in the process of
fluorescence miniaturization for in-time liquid detection. A lack of postulated
strategies regarding the miniaturization process was observed and this review
tries to answer partially to this need. The identified integration strategies
excel in fulfilling partially the desired functions of a fully autonomous
miniaturized detector and further research is needed in order to develop
sensing micro-system being capable to step outside of the lab world.
