Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) |
Contents |
Unmet diagnostics needs for the developing world -- The role of paper chemistry and paper manufacture in the design of paper-based diagnostics -- Critical components and innovations in paper-based analytical devices -- How are these devices manufactured? -- Printed functionalities on paper substrates toward fulfillment of the ASSURED criteria -- The many roads to an ideal paper-based device -- The fascination of paper |
Summary |
This book explores the status of paper-based diagnostic solutions, or Microfluidics 2.0. The contributors explore: how paper-based tests can be widely distributed and utilized by semi-skilled personnel; how close to commercial applications the technology has become, and what is still required to make paper-based diagnostics the game-changer it can be. The technology is examined through the lens of the World Health Organization's ASSURED criteria for low-resource countries (Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Rapid and robust, Equipment-free, and Deliverable to end-users). Its applications have to include: health technology, environmental technology, food safety, and more. This book is appropriate for researchers in these areas, as well as those interested in microfluidics, and includes chapters dedicated to principles such as theory of flow and surface treatments; components such as biomarkers and detection; and current methods of manufacturing |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Equipment and supplies.
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Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Equipment and supplies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Land, Kevin J., editor
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ISBN |
9783319968704 |
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331996870X |
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9783319968698 |
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3319968696 |
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