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From: Infrared spectroscopy coupled to cloud-based data management as a tool to diagnose malaria: a pilot study in a malaria-endemic country

Fig. 1

Portable “Cloud”-based diagnostic for malaria consisting of a portable ATR-FTIR spectrometer with an attached mobile telephone. The blood sample is placed onto the top of the ATR crystal and the IR evanescent wave penetrates a few microns and interacts with the sample, resulting in an infrared absorbance spectrum. This is conveyed (along with other data such as patient information and GPS position) to a secure remote server, where the spectrum is quality-checked and processed. A diagnostic algorithm finally determines a diagnostic result, which is sent back to a mobile telephone. See text for details

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