IIT Bombay develops low-cost device to screen for anaemia, sickle cell disease

IIT Bombay develops low-cost device to screen for anaemia, sickle cell disease left The researchers pointed out that blood viscosity cutoffs vary for various groups of people because certain genetic differences affect how blood reacts when oxygen levels drop |Image used for representational purpose only Getty Images Getty Images https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/pl2y6s/article71627066.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_BL0710_Pulse_regulat_2_1_4TDDRPMB.jpg Md Babul Hosen Technician preparing blood smear for sickling test to diagnosed Sickle cell anemia, Sickle cell disease (SCD). The researchers said their patented automated smearing device can be manufactured cost-effectively and the test itself requires only a pipette, glass slides, an inexpensive chemical, vials for the sickling treatment, and a ruler or imaging device to measure smear length Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Friday said its researchers have developed a low-cost device that can screen for anaemia and sickle cell disease using a drop of blood.