Illustration of Origami Detector Design (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Illustration of Origami Detector Design

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This is an illustration of the origami detector: (1) A sample of infected blood is added and proteins from the malaria parasite, called biomarkers, are captured on the membrane. (2) The container holding the waste blood is detached and the strip containing the membrane is folded in half. (3) A liquid buffer solution is added which carries the biomarkers laterally to the detection strips which change color when the biomarkers are detected, producing the possible test outcomes shown in the bottom right.

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Lauren Gibson / Vanderbilt University

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