Bioinspired, Low-Cost Device for Minimally Invasive Blood Sampling for children
Our postdoctoral fellow, Dr Nicole Zoratto, will work on the development of the versatile microsampling device to collect the blood with minimal invasiveness for point-of-care tests. This project is part of Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP), an initiative of Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH).
Blood tests are the most prevalent route for disease diagnosis and monitoring, however traditional needles for blood draws can cause distress, specially in children. This interdisciplinary project aims at developing a minimally invasive device with the help of 3D printing technology.
The goal is to withdraw enough blood volume for point-of-care tests or laboratory analysis. This will play a crucial role in detecting important diseases like malaria, and could be produced in high scale thanks to its low manufacturing costs.
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