Usability as a guiding principle for the design of paper-based, point-of-care devices - A review.
Anal Chim Acta
; 1140: 236-249, 2020 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
Due to their portability, versatility for supporting multiple assay formats, and potential for resulting in low-cost assays, paper-based analytical devices (PADs) are an increasingly popular format as a platform for the development of point-of-care tests. However, very few PADs have been translated successfully to their intended environments outside of academic settings. Often overlooked as a factor that inhibits translation, usability is a vital characteristic of any successful point-of-care test. Recent advancements in PAD design have demonstrated improved usability by simplifying various aspects of user operation, including sample collection, sample processing, device operation, detection, and readout/interpretation. Field testing at various stages of device design can offer critical feedback about device usability, especially when it involves the proposed end-user or other stakeholders. By highlighting advances in usability, we aim to encourage thoughtful and rigorous design at the academic prototyping stage to address one outstanding hurdle that limits the number of PADs that make it from the benchtop to the point-of-care.
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Sistemas Automatizados de Assistência Junto ao Leito
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Técnicas Analíticas Microfluídicas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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En
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Anal Chim Acta
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Estados Unidos