IIT Bombay builds low-cost device to screen anaemia and sickle cell from a drop of blood

Researchers at IIT Bombay's chemical engineering department, led by Mahesh Tirumkudulu, have developed a low-cost point-of-care test that screens for anaemia and sickle cell disease using a single drop of blood. It measures how far a blood smear spreads on a glass slide, made uniform by their patented automated device. The test needs only basic supplies.