The fight against neglected tropical diseases is many-fold but whilst there is much talk about drug development and delivery, another integral component of treating NTDs is the third D: diagnostics. It’s all very well having the drugs in the right place at the right time but if you don’t know who needs treating then they are no good.
A new technology unveiled last week could bring faster and more accurate results for detecting diseases in developing countries and is only half a centimetre long.
Circuits: The readout system including the 5mm mini chips
