Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Micro-mechanical blood clot testing using smartphones

  • Justin Chan,
  • Kelly Michaelsen,
  • Joanne K. Estergreen,
  • Daniel E. Sabath,
  • Shyamnath Gollakota

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28499-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Therapy with anticoagulants requires frequent monitoring. Here the authors describe a proof-of-concept study of a simple and affordable blood clot test that uses a smartphone’s vibration motor and camera to track micro-movements in a single drop of blood.