Low-cost Portable Impedance-based Biosensor for Tuberculosis Test

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadly diseases in low- and mid-income countries. Currently, X-ray and TB culture tests are standard tests, but they suffer from various limitations. For instance, an X-ray requires large & expensive equipment while TB culture test takes a long time. As sensor technologies get more advanced, portable and low-cost diagnosis TB test assays become more desirable. Our proposed palm-size device required a urine sample of 40 mL, and it takes 20 to 30 minutes to obtain results. The battery-powered device is ease-of-use and costs less than $2 for each test. Such devices can be very beneficial to patients, especially those who live in Africa.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jie Chen

Student:

Oleksandra Savchenko

Partner:

Hidaca Inc.

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Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Alberta

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