Frugal Innovation in Bioengineering for the Detection of Infectious Diseases

Description

This book introduces readers to the concept of 'frugal innovation' and describes novel low-cost technologies that aid in diagnosing infectious diseases. Rapidly deployable, portable, and affordable diagnostic tools have the potential to tremendously benefit populations in resource-limited settings and improve global health outcomes. Specifically, the book includes the following features: Cutting-Edge Research: Thorough coverage of scientific advances related to frugal bioengineering that have been developed within the last few years. A few examples of technologies covered in detail include low-cost paper-based and CD-based microfluidic diagnostic systems. Industry and Non-Profit Voices: Chapters written by scientists currently working in industry and philanthropic sectors. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Advances in Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Infectious Disease (Mary E. Natoli, Richard A. Schwarz, Meaghan Bond, Catherine E. Majors, Brittany A. Rohrman, Chelsey A. Smith et al.)....Pages 1-21 Lab-on-DVD: Optical Disk Drive-Based Platforms for Point-of-Care Diagnostics (Indradumna Banerjee, Aman Russom)....Pages 23-38 High-Performance Paper Microfluidic Malaria Test for Low-Resource Settings (Tinny Liang, Elain Fu)....Pages 39-55 Microfluidics for Fast and Frugal Diagnosis of Malaria, Sepsis, and HIV/AIDS (Andy Kah Ping Tay, Bee Luan Khoo, Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani)....Pages 57-75 Perspective from Industry: AROMICS (Carmen Plasencia)....Pages 77-97 Funding Frugal Innovation in Global Health: Philanthropy, Aid, and Industry (Rebekah Neal)....Pages 99-112 Concluding Remarks (Arvind K. Chavali, Ramesh Ramji)....Pages 113-115 Back Matter ....Pages 117-119