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Disease Diagnostics: Label‐Free Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis using a Low‐Cost, Handheld Platform (Adv. Mater. Technol. 5/2016)
Author(s) -
Yenilmez Bekir,
Knowlton Stephanie,
Yu Chu Hsiang,
Heeney Matthew M.,
Tasoglu Savas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201670025
Subject(s) - mobile device , disease , computer science , medicine , embedded system , computer hardware , pathology , world wide web
Savas Tasoglu and co‐workers present in article number 1600100 the development of a self‐contained, user‐friendly, and low‐cost platform to provide a quantitative diagnosis of sickle cell disease. This handheld platform uses magnetic focusing to separate, image, and analyze blood cells based on their densities. The technology is broadly applicable in the field of medical diagnostics and enables accessible diagnostics and monitoring in low‐resource settings.