This article describes the development of lignocellulose-based analytical devices (LADs) for rapid bioanalysis in low-resource settings. LADs are constructed using either a single lignocellulose or a hybrid design consisting of multiple types of lignocellulose. LADs are simple, low-cost, easy to use, provide rapid response, and do not require external instrumentation during operation. Here, we ...

We have proposed a novel mobile healthcare platform, combining a pocket-sized colorimetric reader (13.5 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm(3)) and commercially available 10-parameter urinalysis paper strips (glucose, protein, glucose, bilirubin, urobilinogen, ketones, nitrite, pH, specific gravity, erythrocytes, and leukocytes), capable of sending data with a smart phone. The reader includes a novel colorimetric m...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress is believed to be a root cause of various degenerative and fibrotic disorders. Dietary foods enrich in antioxidants can cure or curtail the progression of oxidative stress induced disorders. Fruit of Monotheca buxifolia is used locally for digestive and urinary tract disorders. We have evaluated the protective potential of the methanol extract of M. buxifolia (MBM) i...

Hepatic function in chronic relapsing malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax and treated principally by atabrine has been investigated at Harmon General Hospital in 317 soldiers. This study seemed advisable because of previous reports that impairment of liver function may occur in both naturally-acquired (1 to 3) and induced malaria (4). Several types of tests were performed on our patients both du...

It has been shown (Malhotra, 1968) that significantly higher amounts of faecal and urine urobilino-gen are eliminated on the non-masticatory South Indian style diet as compared with the masticatory North Indian regime. The present study was undertaken to separate the effect of the pattern of diet from the pattern of eating and also to study the effect of acid and antacids on these values. MATER...

A good diagnostic procedure avoids wasting medical resources, is easy to use, resists contamination, and provides accurate information quickly to allow for rapid follow-up therapies. We developed a novel diagnostic procedure using a "cotton-based diagnostic device" capable of real-time detection, i.e., in vitro diagnostics (IVD), which avoids reagent contamination problems common to existing bi...

Selama penerbangan, pilot dan kru kabin berisiko untuk terkena dehidrasi, ini disebabkan karena kehilangan cairan tubuh sangat sensitif terhadap perubahan lingkungan, seperti suhu udara yang tinggi, kelembaban rendah, ketinggian. Kelembaban dalam pesawat terbang berada pada level rendah yaitu sebesar 5-10%, hal menjadi faktor mudah dehidrasi. Federal Aviation Association (FAA) tahun 2010 mereko...