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SpinDX Case Study

Dodge, Haley Diane
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SpinDX, often referred to as a "lab-on-a-disk" is a portable, medical diagnostic platform that uses a disposable, centrifugal disk with microfluidic flow paths to manipulate a biological sample. This allows multiple tests to be carried out on a single sample with no preparation required. The device operates by distributing drops of raw, unprocessed samples into different channels that function as dozens of tiny test tubes. When the disc spins, the samples interact with test reagents inside the channels. If there is a chemical interaction between the sample and the reagent, the tip of the channel will produce a fluorescent glow indicating that there is an infectious agent present. The data is then transferred to a software interface that displays the test results.

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Dodge, Haley Diane. 2019-09-01. SpinDX Case Study. https://doi.org/10.2172/1763234

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