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IIT Bombay develops low-cost device to screen for anaemia, sickle cell disease

The researchers said their patented automated smearing device can be manufactured cost-effectively and the test itself requires only a pipette, glass slides, an inexpensive chemical, vials for the sickling treatment, and a ruler or imaging device to measure smear length

· 10/26/2026, 12:49:06 PM· 2 min read
IIT Bombay develops low-cost device to screen for anaemia, sickle cell disease
The researchers said their patented automated smearing device can be manufactured cost-effectively and the test itself requires only a pipette, glass slides, an inexpensive chemical, vials for the sickling treatment, and a ruler or imaging device to measure smear length
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