An Affordable, All-in-One Point-of-Care Device for Early Preeclampsia Detection

Hatice Ceylan Koydemir with Sandun Fernando at Texas A&M University in the U.S., working with Levent Beker and Ebru Celik of Koç University in Turkey, will develop an affordable point-of-care diagnostic platform for prediction and detection of preeclampsia early in pregnancy. By employing sensor miniaturization and integrating with low-cost electronic devices, they aim to provide a battery-less, easy-to-use, portable platform for automated data analysis at the point of care, particularly suitable for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They will evaluate the prototype device using human serum samples spiked with preeclampsia biomarker proteins, as well as serum samples collected from over 100 participants at Koç University Hospital in Turkey and an LMIC setting, comparing the device's results to hospital clinical reports.