Home Anemia Test Uses Less Than a Drop of Blood

Sep-20-14 A new test for anemia able to provide a diagnosis from a speck of blood could make it easier for people to monitor the disease from home.

The prototype testing device, which began as a senior design project, is made up of two pieces. After the patient pricks a finger with a small lance, the device's cap (a small vial) is used to draw in a specific amount of blood by capillary action. The cap with the blood sample is then connected to the test kit, where it is mixed with a chemical reagent that will change color depending upon the amount of hemoglobin in the blood.

In tests, the new device proved as accurate as conventional laboratory tests. The device could be widely available as soon as 2016, and the team is also working on ways to apply the technology to other diseases, such a sickle cell anemia.

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