Disease Diagnostics: Label‐Free Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis using a Low‐Cost, Handheld Platform (Adv. Mater. Technol. 5/2016)
Bekir Yenilmez, Stephanie M. Knowlton, Chu Hsiang Yu, Matthew M. Heeney, Savaş Taşoğlu · Advanced Materials Technologies · 2016
Savas Tasoglu and co-workers present in article number 1600100 the development of a self-contained, user-friendly, and low-cost platform to provide a quantitative diagnosis of sickle cell disease. This handheld platform uses magnetic focusing to separate, image, and analyze blood cells based on their densities. The technology is broadly applicable in the field of medical diagnostics and enables accessible diagnostics and monitoring in low-resource settings.