This week in lab, we began our series of experiments to optimize our device. Our first experiment aimed to determine the amount of liquid that the absorbance pad on our test strip can absorb. By doing this, we can determine what volume of buffer to use when running the device. For the experiment, we pipetted […]
Author: Chibugo
Week 1: A Summer of Research and Impact
Imagine a world where diagnosing Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is no longer a complex and inaccessible process, but as simple as utilizing a single test strip. This is exactly what the SicklED team hopes to achieve in Sierra Leone and its surrounding countries. Our fundamental goal is lowering […]