The Many Roads to an Ideal Paper-based Device

ABSTRACT: The recent Zika and Ebola virus outbreaks highlight the need for low-cost diagnostics that can be rapidly deployed and used outside of established clinical infrastructure. This demand for robust point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is further driven by the increasing burden of drug-resistant diseases, concern for food and water safety, and bioterrorism. As has been discussed in previous chapters, paper-based tests provide a simple and compelling solution to such needs.

SUBMITTER: Land K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7119996 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature