Live Demonstration: A Mobile Diagnostic System for Rapid Detection and Tracking of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

A mobile diagnostic system is demonstrated for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks in remote areas. The system comprises an ISFET-based platform, an AndroidOS application running on a smartphone, and a cloud server. Incorporation of microfluidics on the 78×56 ISFET array permits on-board isothermal DNA amplification and detection. Each die is mounted on single-use cartridges. The platform is controlled by the app, which collects relevant data via Bluetooth to process through algorithms stored on the smartphone. Upon a positive result, a data package containing disease type, geographical location, and timestamp is sent to the cloud. Real-time monitoring of outbreaks to pandemics can be visualized accordingly.