Hugo, SLand, KBecker, H2014-01-212014-01-212013-10Hugo, S, Land, K and Becker, H. 2013. Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices. In: MicroTAS 2013: The 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Freiburg, Germany, 27-31 October 2013978-0-9798064-6-9http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7164MicroTAS 2013: The 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Freiburg, Germany, 27-31 October 2013This paper presents the characterization of microfluidic components for the realization of low-cost point-of-care diagnostic devices, with focus on full blood count applications. Increasing emphasis is being placed on low-cost point-of-care diagnostic systems, particularly in under-resourced settings to enable instant diagnosis and improve healthcare. Although numerous and varied advances in the field of microfluidics have enabled point-of-care systems to be realized, there is often a trade-off between cost and operational integrity of the device. This work addresses these limits by exploring the minimum requirements for microfluidic component complexity to achieve results equivalent to those of accepted standard techniques for blood cell counting applications.enMicrofluidic componentsBlood cell counting applicationsHealthcare improvementsLow-cost point-of-care devicesConference PresentationHugo, S., Land, K., & Becker, H. (2013). Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7164Hugo, S, K Land, and H Becker. "Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7164Hugo S, Land K, Becker H, Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7164 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Hugo, S AU - Land, K AU - Becker, H AB - This paper presents the characterization of microfluidic components for the realization of low-cost point-of-care diagnostic devices, with focus on full blood count applications. Increasing emphasis is being placed on low-cost point-of-care diagnostic systems, particularly in under-resourced settings to enable instant diagnosis and improve healthcare. Although numerous and varied advances in the field of microfluidics have enabled point-of-care systems to be realized, there is often a trade-off between cost and operational integrity of the device. This work addresses these limits by exploring the minimum requirements for microfluidic component complexity to achieve results equivalent to those of accepted standard techniques for blood cell counting applications. DA - 2013-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Microfluidic components KW - Blood cell counting applications KW - Healthcare improvements KW - Low-cost point-of-care devices LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 978-0-9798064-6-9 T1 - Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices TI - Characterization of microfluidic components for low-cost point-of-care devices UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7164 ER -