Engineering a sustainable future for point-of-care diagnostics and single-use microfluidic devices

Author:

Ongaro Alfredo Edoardo1ORCID,Ndlovu Zibusiso2ORCID,Sollier Elodie3ORCID,Otieno Collins4ORCID,Ondoa Pascale4ORCID,Street Alice5ORCID,Kersaudy-Kerhoas Maïwenn67ORCID

Affiliation:

1. The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain

2. Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Southern Africa Medical Unit (SAMU), Cape Town, South Africa

3. Stratec Consumables, Anif, Austria

4. African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

5. School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

6. School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

7. Infection Medicine, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Abstract

Single-use, disposable, point-of-care diagnostic devices carry great promise for global health, but present some challenges in terms of environmental sustainability. This perspective covers solutions to embed sustainability at the R&D and product development stages.

Funder

H2020 European Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Biomedical Engineering,General Chemistry,Biochemistry,Bioengineering

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