Title :
Rapid Palm Sized-All in One Tuberculosis Screening System
Author :
Pariwono, A.M. ; Lim, C.S. ; Lo, S.T. ; Amrie, Y. ; Muchtar, A.
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The biosensor and sample collection unit was developed to be portable, easy to use and applicable in third world countries. The sensor detects the presence of niacin, a metabolite specific to M. tuberculosis. Experimental results show that the sensor was able to detect M. tuberculosis in 5 to 7 days. The results have demonstrated the capability of using this optical technique to perform rapid detections.
Keywords :
biosensors; diseases; optical sensors; patient diagnosis; biosensor; optical technique; sample collection unit; screening system; tuberculosis;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2006. ICBPE 2006. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-981-05-79
Electronic_ISBN :
81-904262-1-4
