TY - BOOK ID - 32841434 TI - Frugal Innovation in Bioengineering for the Detection of Infectious Diseases AU - Chavali, Arvind K. AU - Ramji, Ramesh. PY - 2018 SN - 3319666479 3319666452 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Communicable diseases KW - Epidemiology KW - Technological innovations. KW - Medicine. KW - Health promotion. KW - Infectious diseases. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Infectious Diseases. KW - Biomedical Engineering. KW - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Contagion and contagious diseases KW - Contagious diseases KW - Infectious diseases KW - Microbial diseases in human beings KW - Zymotic diseases KW - Diseases KW - Infection KW - Epidemics KW - Emerging infectious diseases. KW - Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Medical sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Emerging infections KW - New infectious diseases KW - Re-emerging infectious diseases KW - Reemerging infectious diseases KW - Health Workforce KW - Health promotion programs KW - Health promotion services KW - Promotion of health KW - Wellness programs KW - Preventive health services KW - Health education UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32841434 AB - 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 settings and improve global health outcomes. Specifically, the book includes the following features: Cutting-Edge Research: Thorough coverage of scientific advances related to frugal bioengineering that have been developed within the last few years. A few examples of technologies covered in detail include low-cost paper-based and CD-based microfluidic diagnostic systems. Industry and Non-Profit Voices: Chapters written by scientists currently working in industry and philanthropic sectors. . ER -