Optofluidics: Photonic Technologies for Mobile and Global Health

摘要

Smartphones and other mobile technologies will be transformative to the deployment of molecular diagnostics both domestically and worldwide. In this talk, I will review the existing commercial and technical roadblocks to the deployment molecular diagnostics to the consumer market and how they can be fundamentally altered by taking advantage of the now ubiquitous installed base of smartphones. I will discuss two technologies in this talk. The first is our KS-Detect system which is a solar-powered PCR system currently targeted towards the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa. The second is our NutriPhone technology which is designed to detect micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies both in individuals and populations. In addition to covering the basic engineering science advancements that led to the development of these technologies, I will also discuss our strategies for deployment and commercialization.