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Monday, August 01, 2011

Tiny blood card offers easier tests for remote areas

Archive photo of an Aids ribbonThe chip can be used to test for HIV

Tiny blood card offers easier tests for remote areas

A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas of the world, a scientific study says.
The mChip is about the size of a credit card and can diagnose infections within minutes, according to a study in the journal Nature Medicine.
Prototype tests for diseases such as HIV and syphilis in Rwanda showed almost 100% accuracy, it said.
The US-developed device has a projected cost of $1 (60p).
This would make it much cheaper than the lab-based tests currently used.
The plastic chip contains 10 detection zones, and can test for multiple diseases with only a pinprick of blood./.../

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