So... time to post again for the weekly update. While Natlia's previous blog entry addressed some of the questions from Design Review presentation, I will focus on some of the comments/suggestions given in the feedback.
This summarizes some of the comments/suggestions
Convincing Need?
1) More stats.
- How many people have un-diagnosed allergies?
2) Pain reduction doesn't seem to be that pressing of a need.
Reasonable Specs?
1) In addition to cutting down on test duration, aim to cut down on diagnostic time as well.
2) Specificity/Sensitivity?
3) Don't necessarily limit testing to children, as some allergies don't develop until later
Creative Ideas?
1) Use microneedles to draw blood - then use lateral flow test
2) Microfluid device to collect and analyze blood samples
Likable Features?
1) Reduced pain
2) Quickly tests multiple allergens
Potential Challenges?
1) maintaining structural integrity
2) producing prototype of accurate proportions (on micrometer scale)
3) interpreting results - ie diagnosing correct allergens (avoid contamination)
4) determining amount of allergen necessary to deliver
Other Comments/Questions? -
1) Could this ever be safe for at home testing? What if allergic reaction occurs?
2) Make table of each allergen being tested and method of testing
3) Use input from contacts to find out feasible needle density
Suggested Contacts?
1) Kristine Krol - Allergy Specialist
2) People with allergies - feedback on comfort, hesitations, etc
3) Check Boston Children's and Harvard Vanguard
4) Johnathan Rosen - BME technology commercialization
We'll look into these and try to better address our solutions!
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