Wiki for Microfluidic Home Testing Research? - Who Wants to Do This? Open Innovation, Please.

Microfluidics for Home Testing - Smart Phone Health Testing -  http://www.medicalautomation.org/2011/02/microfluidics-for-home-testing/

"Lab-on-a-chip devices are opening a new genre of disruptive innovations on the model of the personal blood glucose tester. Fluid dynamics researchers led by Mohammad Faghri, URI professor of mechanical engineering on the project at the University of Rhode Island have developed a relatively inexpensive biosensor ($3,200) and a cartridge ($1.50) that can detect biomarkers for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases in a half-hour. They imagine a time when patients can do such a test at home and send the results to their physician with a cell phone app. In this piece, also notice mention of the BPM3 Blood Pressure Monitor-”which turns your phone into a digital nurse.” " - from site above.

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Above is good, but sounds like it is more for rich countries.  Below is something that be more helpful for the world in general....

Diagnostics for the Developing World: Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices - http://gmwgroup.harvard.edu/pubs/pdf/1071.pdf

HEALTH: Medical diagnostics approaches the final frontier - http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94483

A step forward for the medical lab on a chip -  http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-step-forward-for-the-medical-lab-on-a-chip/10801?tag=nl.e662

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Wanted - Wiki for Open Innovation of Home/Rural Health Testing - Anyone know of one? Please publicize it in the news for the average public to find and contribute - Anyone interested in starting a Wiki, like this?  Maybe World Health Organization or other?

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Tom sez - How about tying a Microfluidic or Other Home Testing Gizmo to a Symptom Checker?  Gesundheit!