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Microfluidic System For Detectingmalaria-Infected Red Blood Cells Using Impedance Measurementcoupled With Electromagnetic Force, Prapapan Sonridhi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Malaria is one of the most life-threatened diseases caused by Plasmodium parasite. Malaria is preventable and curable, mainly due to the factor of time and management of the spread. In other words, a rapid detection with high accuracy will contribute to more effective treatment process. In this research, we introduced the new technique implemented microfluidics, dealing with the manipulation of blood cells using magnetic force, and impedance measurement measuring the signal changes of electrical impedance between a couple of electrodes. According to the distinct magnetic properties of normal red blood cells and malaria-infected red blood cells, the experiment was designed …