TOWARDS THE SEPARATION OF MALARIA INFECTED RED BLOOD CELLS USING LOW-COST MICROFLUIDICS

Thorne N.; Flores-Olazo L.; Valdivia-Silva J.; van Noort D. · MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (2021)

Resumen

To step up the diagnosis of malaria in remote areas of the Amazon in Peru, our group has started to develop low-cost inertial microfluidic devices, fabricated using standard 3D printers. Initial results show a 1-step separation of 7 and 10 μm beads at a 40% and 84% separation rate, while red blood cells were separated at 40%. Our goal is to perform multi-step separation of patients' blood, followed by diagnosis using an impedance analyser to detect Plasmodium infected red blood cells which can be utilised in remote clinics.

Instituciones: Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología