October 2, 2018
Keio University
A research group led by Professor Daniel Citterio of the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, in collaboration with a research group led by Professor Merkx of Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands), has developed a simple test chip for diagnosing infectious diseases. The test chip is made of paper and is about 1 cm in size. The testing procedure involves only placing a drop of blood on the paper-based chip and taking a picture with a digital camera, and the test results are revealed in about 20 minutes by a blue-to-green light emission. This paper-based chip is expected to contribute not only to reducing the cost and time of hospital testing but also as a simple testing method for tropical diseases and other conditions in developing countries.
The results of this research have been published in the journal of the German Chemical Society, *Angewandte Chemie International Edition*.
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