Name: Plug-and-play diagnostics
Uploaded: 2019-08-22T09:53:32.000Z
Duration: 2 min 19 s
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that can be put together in different ways

to produce diagnostic devices for various functions,

such as infection detection and monitoring.

These plug-and-play devices are low cost, reliable, re-usable,

and require little expertise to assemble.

of paper sandwiched between a plastic or metal

making it easier to assemble for various uses.

Some of the blocks contain channels for liquid samples

Some have turns and mix multiple reagents together,

based on one reaction or a series of reactions.

by scientists at other academic labs outside of MIT.

The modular predefined blocks allow the labs

The blocks are inexpensive, and they do not

require refrigeration or special handling,

making them appealing for use in the developing world.

Paper diagnostics are usually write one, read once systems.

in use for additional reactions without additional hardware

is to enable small, low resources laboratories

to generate their own libraries of plug-and-play diagnostics

to treat their local patient populations independently.

They have already sent them to labs in Chile and Nicaragua,

where they have been used to develop devices

and to test for a genetic variant that makes malaria more

The team is now working on tests for human papillomavirus

Since the ultimate goal is to get the technology

the researchers are investigating large scale

manufacturing techniques and hope to launch a company soon

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Plug-and-play diagnostics

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