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The article actual says that anything less than 4 drops is inaccurate for measuring haemoglobin. If you can’t get an accurate result measuring the most common
by danieltillett 11y ago
The article actual says that anything less than 4 drops is inaccurate for measuring haemoglobin.
If you can’t get an accurate result measuring the most common protein in blood then the concept is not going to go far unless you can get a few ex-generals and war criminals on your board of directors.
- logicallee 11y agoI don't get your last sentence. What does taking 5 drops of blood have to do with ex-generals or war criminals?
- derekja 11y agoTheranos reference
- logicallee 11y agothanks
- w1ntermute 11y agoConsidering how much blood they have on their hands, it's ironic how little they know about the substance.
- petra 11y agoThat's one weird thing about the theranos thing: Won't a good lab-on-a-chip device to replace medical labs be profitable enough ? risky enough ? Why add an extra huge risk in the form of finger pricks ? Why did Holmes and investors even began to consider it ?
- w1ntermute 11y agoWhat you're referring to has existed since the 90s[0]. 0: https://www.abbottpointofcare.com/products-services/istat-handheld https://www.abbottpointofcare.com/products-services/istat-ha...
- petra 11y agoSure, but most blood tests today aren't done via lab-on-chip, which should be cheaper.
- joezydeco 11y agoBut the iStat focuses solely on clinical chemistry assays. Theranos was trying to add microfluidic immunoassays, which is something even Abbott has been trying to do since the first microparticle ELISA technology was invented.