Open AccessDiagnosis of Malaria: A Lab‐On‐chip Tool for Rapid, Quantitative, and Stage‐selective Diagnosis of Malaria (Adv. Sci. 14/2021)
Author(s) -
Giacometti Marco,
Milesi Francesca,
Coppadoro Pietro Lorenzo,
Rizzo Alberto,
Fagiani Federico,
Rinaldi Christian,
Cantoni Matteo,
Petti Daniela,
Albisetti Edoardo,
Sampietro Marco,
Ciardo Mariagrazia,
Siciliano Giulia,
Alano Pietro,
Lemen Brigitte,
Bombe Joel,
Nwaha Toukam Marie Thérèse,
Tina Paul Fernand,
Gismondo Maria Rita,
Corbellino Mario,
Grande Romualdo,
Fiore Gianfranco Beniamino,
Ferrari Giorgio,
Antinori Spinello,
Bertacco Riccardo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202170087
Subject(s) - malaria , hemozoin , stage (stratigraphy) , nanotechnology , paramagnetism , materials science , medicine , pathology , biology , plasmodium falciparum , physics , paleontology , quantum mechanics
In article 2004101, Marco Giacometti, Riccardo Bertacco and co‐workers reported on a diagnostic tool (TMek) based on paramagnetic properties of hemozoin nanocrystals in infected red blood cells (i‐RBCs). Exploiting the competition between gravity and magnetic forces, i‐RBCs in a whole blood specimen are sorted and electrically detected in a microchip. The findings indicate the potential of TMek as a quantitative, stage‐selective, rapid test for malaria. Cover designed by Tommaso Pravettoni and Jonathan Barsotti.