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

fYear

2014

fDate

15-18 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensors (IBERSENSOR), 2014 IEEE 9th Ibero-American Congress on

Conference_Location

Bogota

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6835-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IBERSENSOR.2014.6995525

Filename

6995525