Controlling Droplet Marangoni Flows to Improve Microscopy-Based TB Diagnosis

In developing countries, the most common diagnostic method for tuberculosis (TB) is microscopic examination sputum smears. Current assessment requires time-intensive inspection across the microscope slide area, and this contributes to its poor diagnostic sensitivity of ≈50%. Spatially concentrating...

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Main Authors: Stephanie I. Pearlman, Eric M. Tang, Yuankai K. Tao, Frederick R. Haselton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/11/2155