Key Points:

• Develop devices for point-of-care analysis.

• Build technologies that can be used for simple diagnostics and analysis.

• Make complicated or expensive assays simpler and more accessible.

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Detailed Description:

We develop microfluidic or paperfluidic devices for point-of-care analysis.  We take existing and gold-standard analysis methods and develop small-scale, easy-to-use devices for use in low-resource or non-laboratory settings.  We develop readout methods compatible with the analysis that can be assessed visually.  We integrate the analysis and readout method into the devices for a complete device without external pumps, power supplies, or computers.

Key Points:

• Many places worldwide have limited infrastructure for the “gold-standard” types of analysis (ie: HPLC, GC, PCR, ICP).

• Rapid, on-site analysis is critical in many situations – ie, to stop the spread of disease (COVID, E. bola), for triage at the site of an incident and in an ambulance, or for responses to environmental disasters.

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Detailed Description:

Chemical or bio-analysis is necessary in many situations where a central laboratory is not present nor practical.  Similarly, rapid analysis is necessary for a quick response, whether it be starting proper treatment for a disease or knowing when water is safe to drink.  Our stream’s work has implications in situations including disease diagnosis and tracking and healthcare and environmental analysis in low-resource settings.