Low-cost Diagnostics: Fabrication, Materials, and Applications

Diagnostics are essential components of the healthcare and medical industry. Their uses range from initial prognosis to accurate identification to continuous monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions. However, many diagnostics have a high cost, requiring specialist training and bulky instruments, and being time consuming to use.

Developments in detection technology and manufacturing have created a family of diagnostics that are:

• inexpensive and portable,
• easy to handle without speci...