A Portable 3D-Printed Platform for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile Infection and Malaria

• Published in: ChemRxiv
• Main Authors: Tsuda, Soichiro, Fraser, Lewis A., Sharabi, Salah, Hezwani, Mohammed, Kinghorn, Andrew, Liang, Shaolin, Douce, Gillian, Tanner, Julian, Cronin, Leroy
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Analytical Apparatus; Biochemical Analysis; Chemistry; Microbiology; point of care; diagnostic kits; Malaria; 3D printing; Cdiff

Here, we integrate 3D-printing technology with low-cost open source electronics to develop a portable diagnostic platform suitable for a wide variety of diagnostic and sensing assays. We demonstrate two different clinical applications in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection and malaria.