An inexpensive, battery powered and portable instrument for the optical detection of pathogens

摘要

In order to satisfy an emergent demand in point of care (POC) diagnostics as well as low resource settings such as in developing countries, we have integrated optical and bio-medical engineering to implement a device, which detects pathogens and displays test results using cell phones. The device employs DNA amplification and off-the-shelf components to obtain the diagnosis.