Development of Low Cost Diagnostic Devices For Monitoring Public Health and Disease Prevention

Abstract

The development of low-cost point-of-care diagnostic technologies might potentially save millions of lives and protect the population from a wide range of diseases. By providing safety for everyone, these gadgets can not only reduce the cost of healthcare but also raise living standards. These easily constructed devices hold great promise for underdeveloped countries, where a greater need for affordable, reliable instruments is present due to the widespread presence of diseases. In order to address the primary public health concern and build low-cost devices for disease prevention and public health monitoring, it is suggested in this work that material engineering be used at a synergistic interface. To ensure that food and water are safe for human consumption, it is crucial to monitor them for the organism that causes infectious diseases. Contaminated water can cause a number of infectious diseases, with underdeveloped countries having the greatest rates of food and waterborne illness cases. Assessing the quality of water and quickly identifying harmful bacteria continue to be difficult tasks in the fight to protect public health and stop bioterrorism.