Substituting Sodium Hydrosulfite with Sodium Metabisulfite Improves Long-Term Stability of a Distributable Paper-Based Test Kit for Point-of-Care Screening for Sickle Cell Anemia

Substituting Sodium Hydrosulfite with Sodium Metabisulfite Improves Long-Term Stability of a Distributable Paper-Based Test Kit for Point-of-Care Screening for Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic blood disorder that is particularly lethal in early childhood. Universal newborn screening programs and subsequent early treatment are known to drastically reduce under-five SCA mortality. However, in resource-limited settings, cost and infrastructure constraint...

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Main Authors: Kian Torabian, Dalia Lezzar, Nathaniel Z. Piety, Alex George, Sergey S. Shevkoplyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Biosensors
Subjects:
sickle cell anemia
paper-based diagnostics
point-of-care screening
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/7/3/39

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