Title :
Smartphone controlled platform for point-of-care diagnosis of infectious diseases
Author :
Salomon, Francisco ; Tropea, Salvador ; Brengi, Diego ; Hernandez, A. ; Alamon, Diego ; Parra, Matias ; Longinotti, Gloria ; Ybarra, Gabriel ; Lloret, Paulina ; Mass, Mijal ; Roberti, Mariano ; Lloret, Matias ; Malatto, Laura ; Moina, Carlos ; Fraigi, Lil
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nac. de Tecnol. Ind., Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract :
In this work, we present the development of a point-of-care platform for the serologic diagnosis of infectious diseases. The complete system consists of magnetic particles with immobilized antigens, disposable electrochemical cells, hardware and software. The main purpose of this paper is to present the last two components. The platform is powered by a rechargeable battery and can be controlled using mobile devices, allowing point-of-care diagnosis of diseases. The platform was successfully tested for the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease, human and bovine brucellosis, and Chagas disease.
Keywords :
biological techniques; diseases; magnetic particles; secondary cells; smart phones; Chagas disease diagnosis; bovine brucellosis diagnosis; disposable electrochemical cell; foot-and-mouth disease diagnosis; human brucellosis diagnosis; immobilized antigens; infectious diseases diagnosis; magnetic particle; mobile device; point-of-care diagnosis platform; rechargeable battery; serologic diagnosis; smartphone controlled platform; Androids; Biosensors; Current measurement; Diseases; Electrodes; Humanoid robots; Software; Android app; Electrochemical Biosensor; Point-Of-Care Diagnosis; Portable platform;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors (IBERSENSOR), 2014 IEEE 9th Ibero-American Congress on
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6835-0
DOI :
10.1109/IBERSENSOR.2014.6995525
