3D printed porous media for use as point-of-care diagnostics (3D-POC) KU Leuven
Rapid diagnostic testing at the site of a patient, so-called point-of-care (POC) testing, is essential to provide healthcare when a fully equipped laboratory is not immediately accessible. Especially in developing countries, suitable POC diagnostics could yearly save millions of lives by early diagnosis of a small number of treatable conditions identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). The guidelines for viable developing world POC ...