A Bioelectronic Hand-Held Spectrophotometer for Biospecimen Analysis for Global Health Applications

Pragya Hooda, Omer F. Tekin, Muhammad A. Sami, Umer Hassan

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Abstract

Patients suffering with bacterial infections are commonly prescribed antibiotic drugs for a certain period until their treatment is complete. Utilizing patient's bio fluid samples (e.g., blood or urine), we can quantify the antibiotic levels to understand its effective absorption. Laboratory spectrophotometer is normally used as a gold standard instrument to perform such analysis by measuring light absorption through a sample solution in real-time. Here, we have developed a 3D printed Point-of-Care (POC) device that can be used to detect the concentration of proteins in biological samples. We quantified Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) concentration using a Bradford protein assay to test the 3D printed device efficacy against an instrument spectrophotometer and obtained a correlation co-efficient of R2 = 0.989 between the two methods. Our results show the potential of our 3D printed spectrophotometer to quantify other proteins and specific antibiotics (e.g., Rifampin for Tuberculosis management) to monitor and manage patients' treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHealthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies Conference, HI-POCT 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages99-102
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665496155
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 IEEE-EMB Special Topic Conference on Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2022 - Houston, United States
Duration: Mar 10 2022Mar 11 2022

Publication series

NameHealthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies Conference, HI-POCT 2022

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE-EMB Special Topic Conference on Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston
Period3/10/223/11/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Instrumentation
  • Health(social science)

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