Frugal Innovation in Bioengineering for the Detection of Infectious Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chavali, Arvind K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ramji, Ramesh (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Infectious diseases.; Biomedical engineering.; Health promotion.; Infectious Diseases.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

This book introduces readers to the concept of 'frugal innovation' and describes novel low-cost technologies that aid in diagnosing infectious diseases. Rapidly deployable, portable, and affordable diagnostic tools have the potential to tremendously benefit populations in resource-limited...