Lab-In-A Tube Blood Test System

描述(由申请人提供)：本项目提案的目标是开发一种商业上可行的诊断血液检测产品，以满足日益增长的实际近患者检测需求。该产品将建立在试管实验室平台上，该平台使用新的样品处理、微流控和成像技术，实现系统小型化、低成本、高灵活性和更高的安全性。该产品的成功商业化将使护理人员能够轻松收集有关患者病情的更多信息，从而改善公共健康。他们将通过在患者探视期间直接在现场进行血液测试来实现这一点。lQuum建议通过设计和构建系统的三个主要组件的原型来继续开发试管实验室平台：台式分析仪、集成的样本收集和处理容器以及多用途、一次性试剂盒。该公司将同时开发血小板功能和凝血分析，作为试管实验室系统的第一批应用。该产品灵活的检测和处理技术使平台能够进行多种类型的测试，包括血型、细胞计数和免疫分析。这些分析将单独开发，并将展示试管实验室系统的全部多功能能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this project proposal is the development of a commercially viable diagnostic blood testing product that will meet the growing demand for practical near-patient testing. The product will be built on the lab-in-a-tube platform, which uses novel sample handling, microfluidic, and imaging technology to achieve system miniaturization, low cost, high flexibility, and improved safety. The successful commercialization of this product will improve public health by enabling caregivers to easily collect more information about a patient's condition. They will accomplish this by directly conducting blood tests on-site, during the patient's visit.lQuum proposes to continue the development of the lab-in-a-tube platform by designing and building prototypes of the three major components of the system: the desktop analyzer; the integrated sample collection and processing container, and the multiple-use, disposable reagent cartridge. The company will concurrently develop platelet function and coagulation assays as the first applications for the lab-in-a-tube system. The flexible detection and processing technology of the product enable the platform to conduct numerous types of tests, including blood typing, cell counting, and immunoassay. These assays will be developed separately and will showcase the full multifunction capability of the lab-in-a-tube system.