Smart Diagnostics for Low Resource Settings: Target product profiles for devices to diagnose urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria

Urinary schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the Schistosoma haematobium parasite. People can get infected when they get into contact with contaminated fresh water. The disease is most prevalent amongst children, farmers and rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, the disease is diagnosed by microscopic egg count...

Design for customer engagement in the transition to a circular economy: A case study in Senseo coffee machines

This report is a graduation thesis for the master Integrated Product Design at the Delft University of Technology. Carried out in collaboration with Philips Design in the Netherlands. The project is about how to engage consumers in the transition from a linear towards a circular economy in which we make more efficient use of materials and...

Creating a Design Tool: Designing for the End-of-Use Consumer Experience in a Circular Economy: A design tool that enables designers to understand the current consumer experiences and design new experiences for the end-of-use of circular products

This report provides an analysis of the consumer experience at the end-of-use phase of a product. The study in this report focussed on the consumer-product relationship: how this plays a role in the process of product detachment, and what this means for products at the end-of-use, with a specific attention for products in a circular economy.<br/...

Detecting Mosquitoes-Borne Diseases in Indonesia: Opportunity Mapping & Strategic Roadmap Development for Nanowires-Based Diagnostic Tools

The early goal of this project is to investigate a local healthcare context for implementation of a technology under development by TU Delft. The technology is intended to create a smartphone-based Rapid Diagnostic Test that can detect Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya. The project tried to understand the local healthcare context and find the...

Dipi: Sun protection for dogs made out of mattress ticking

The reduction of waste materials is an important step towards a more circular economy. Within the mattress industry, the focus on sustainability and recycling has increased substantially over the last few years. In the Netherlands and a few other European countries the recycling of mattresses is strongly encouraged or made mandatory by local and...