Multiple depths in a deterministic lateral displacement device for field-diagnosis of sleeping-sickness

• We present a simple and inexpensive device capable of extracting and concentrating the parasite causing sleeping sickness from blood. The device is aimed at being used in rural resource depraved areas where the disease is endemic; therefore simplicity is of paramount importance. The device is based on deterministic lateral displacement with a single inlet and flow induced by a syringe. Through an intricate design with multiple depths, a cell free stream is created from the blood plasma into which the parasites are guided and subsequently collected in a dedicated reservoir for observation.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinsk bioteknologi -- Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap/teknologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Medical Biotechnology -- Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Deterministic lateral displacement

Field-diagnosis

Multiple-depth fluidic channel

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