Research
Title : | Extreme Point of Care Diagnostics on a CD |
Area of research : | Medical Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | Point of care diagnostic tests and surveillance systems for common non-communicable and Infectious diseases |
Principal Investigator : | Prof Suman Chakraborty, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur |
Contact info : | adeansr [at] hijli[dot]iitkgp[dot]ernet[dot]in |
Details
Executive Summary : | A large section of rural population does not have proper access to their basic healthcare needs. A comprehensive primary care to all in under-resourced environment can only be met through the development of a low cost, innovative and effective technology. In this context, the project aims to develop a promising solution to accomplish the development of an advanced commercial prototype based on a WiFi integrated centrifugal microfluidics-based compact disk (CD) platform. Integration with an automated signal acquisition and subsequent result analysis is still a major concern in environmentally-challenged scenarios and will be explored in this project. |
Total Budget (INR): | 3,78,81,000 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur |
Funding Agency : | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India |