Self-diagnosis could combine the accuracy of expensive lab devices with mass-production methods, making the detection of heart disease and other ailments quick and simple, according to a report on the SPIE website.
The international society of optics and photonics features a report from John de Mello, a senior lecturer at Imperial College London and CTO of spin-out Molecular Vision.
The report suggests that microfluidic devices could be produced using current silicon and plastic processing techniques, making mass-production of cheap devices possible.
Molecular Vision is working on a device that measures four markers of heart disease. The credit card-sized product features a reader and OLED display, which can be connected to a replaceable detection cartridge.
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SPIE report
Paper from John de Mello, CTO of Molecular Vision, explaining how point-of-care devices have been developed
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Molecular Vision
Spin-out from Imperial College London, which is developing a point-of-care device to detect heart disease
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