Smartphone controlled platform for point-of-care diagnosis of infectious diseases

FRANCISCO SALOMÓN; SALVADOR TROPEA; DIEGO BRENGI; ARIEL HERNÁNDEZ; DIEGO ALAMÓN; MATÍAS PARRA; GLORIA LONGINOTTI; GABRIEL YBARRA; PAULINA LLORET; MIJAL MASS ; MARIANO ROBERTI; MATÍAS LLORET; LAURA MALATTO; CARLOS MOINA; LILIANA FRAIGI; LUCIANO MELLI; MARÍA EUGENIA CORTINA; DIEGO REY SERANTES; JUAN E. UGALDE; ANDRÉS CIOCCHINI; DIEGO J. COMERCI

Bogotá

Congreso; 2014 IEEE 9th IberoAmerican Congress on Sensors, IBERSENSOR 2014; 2014

In this work, we present the development of a point-of-care platform for the serologic diagnosis of infectious diseases. The complete system consists of magnetic particles with immobilized antigens, disposable electrochemical cells, hardware and software. The main purpose of this paper is to present the last two components. The platform is powered by a rechargeable battery and can be controlled using mobile devices, allowing point-of-care diagnosis of diseases. The platform was successfully tested for the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease, human and bovine brucellosis, and Chagas disease.