Image: Dr Nuno Reis demonstrates how the disposable microfluidic test strip works.
Academics hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures. Believed to be the 1st kit of its kind dedicated to the portable measurement of cancer biomarkers, the concept is the brainchild of Dr Nuno Reis, a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering.
The number of people dying from cancer in developing countries is on the increase, partly due to steadily ageing populations, but also due to limited access to proper diagnostic tools. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for >8 million deaths/ yr, and 70% of the world’s cancer deaths occur in Africa, Asia and Central and South America...
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