Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have garnered significant interest as a
promising analytical platform in the past decade. Compared with traditional microfluidics …

WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge damage to society and brought panic around
the world. Such panic can be ascribed to the seemingly deceptive features of COVID-19 …

Human African trypanosomiasis (slee** sickness) is a parasitic infection that almost
invariably progresses to death unless treated. Human African trypanosomiasis caused …

In recent years, a wide range of diagnostic tests has become available for use in resource-
constrained settings. Accordingly, a huge number of guidelines, performance evaluations …

HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

Background COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, affecting a large percentage of
the population. When lifting certain mandatory measures for an economic restart, robust …

Paper-based devices are a leading alternative among the main analytical tools for point-of-
care testing, due to their portability, low-cost, and ease-of-use. Colorimetric readouts are the …

Bacterial pathogens are important targets for detection and identification in medicine, food
safety, public health, and security. Bacterial infection is a common cause of morbidity and …

The diagnosis of infectious diseases is ineffective when the diagnostic test does not meet
one or more of the necessary standards of affordability, accessibility, and accuracy. The …