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ArticleIEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine2021

Hand-Held Zoom Micro-Imaging System Based on Microfluidic Chip for Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) of Vaginal Inflammation.

Ning Yang, Jingxin Peng, Liang Wu, Xue Han, Naila Shaheen, Xiaobo Zou

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Article in IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ning YangDepartment of Electrical and Information EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Jingxin PengDepartment of Electrical and Information EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Liang WuDepartment of MedicineJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Xue HanDepartment of Electrical and Information EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Naila ShaheenDepartment of Electrical and Information EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Xiaobo ZouDepartment of Food and Biological EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China.
Jiangsu University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaginitis is a common and very private disease, and the current diagnosis is a frequent go to the hospital for testing.

objectiveIn order to improve the convenience and speed of detection, in this paper, we have developed a hand-held zoom micro-imaging system based on a microfluidic chip for point-of-care testing (POCT) of vaginal inflammation.

methodsThis system consists of a microfluidic chip, an optical system and a hand-held zoom system assembled with a mobile phone. In terms of hardware, we designed a self-priming microfluidic chip, which can realize automatic sampling and full mixing of samples. We have also developed an optical system that can be adapted to smartphones, which has a lens group with a 37x magnification function and equipped with a zoom system with a focus range of 4mm to 6mm. In terms of software, we proposed an APP that can accurately identify cocci and can determine the inflammation level.

resultsCompared with the recognition rate of the observers in the hospital, the detection accuracy of the portable recognition system is 95%, and after testing the clinical samples, the results were completely consistent with the hospital diagnosis results. The detection limit was 500 CFU / ml, which the relative error was (0.9 ± 0.3) %, and recognition time is 7 seconds.

conclusionThis system is definitely suitable for women's point-of-care testing (POCT).

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MicrofluidicsVaginitisHumansInflammationPoint-of-Care TestingSmartphoneBacteria detectioninflammation assessmentmicrofluidic chipmicro-imaging systemPOCT

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PMID33552751
PMCPMC7861347
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