The Role of Micellar Nanowires in Diagnosing Tropical Diseases

Doctoral thesis (2023)

Authors

H.M.K. Hubbe ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter - AS
Research Group
ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 H.M.K. Hubbe
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https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:5097011c-5898-4fe9-bafb-081f351c6fd1
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

ChemE/Chemical Engineering

Research Group

ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter

Abstract

The tropical mosquito-transferred virus diseases Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya are causing hundreds of millions infections worldwide every year. Their occurrences are often linked, also due to their common transfer vector – the mosquito – thus they are of interest as a group together. Areas of prevalence include vast rural areas of low to middle income countries such as Indonesia, often with sub-optimal access to medical facilities. An affordable, reliable and easy-to-use point-of-care test would assist monitoring outbreaks, allowing earlier countermeasures such as mosquito extermination or setup of temporary on-site medical aid, as well as help allowing timely treatment in the often far-away hospitals.