Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1460 Laney Walker Blvd Room CB 2614, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
J Med Syst. 2018 Aug 30;42(10):184. doi: 10.1007/s10916-018-1043-1.
Clinical diagnostics is a challenge in resource poor areas. Accessibility to diagnostic laboratories is severely curtailed in areas where resources and infrastructure are limited. There is a need to develop low cost and portable devices to promote healthcare services in such places. The development of low cost paper-based microfluidic devices (μPADS) and thread-based devices have the potential to revolutionize point of care diagnostics in poverty-ridden areas. In this report, we describe how frugal technologies can be used for the detection of biological fluids, and the need for developing low cost wireless and wearable technologies to be deployed in resource poor settings.
临床诊断在资源匮乏地区是一项挑战。在资源和基础设施有限的地区，诊断实验室的可及性受到严重限制。因此，需要开发低成本、便携式的设备，以促进这些地方的医疗保健服务。开发低成本的纸质微流控装置（μPADS）和基于线的装置有可能彻底改变贫困地区的即时诊断。在本报告中，我们描述了节俭技术如何用于检测生物流体，以及需要开发低成本的无线和可穿戴技术，以便在资源匮乏的环境中部署。
