The popularity of DVD drives is increasing day by day. Apple So optical drive has already started to be eliminated. They are also a bit out of place in the age of compact computing as other options are available. But suddenly the DVD drive is not leaving. No matter how hard the computer manufacturers try to push it, this device has come up with a different way of “living”. This time it is not at the desk of any cyber cafe or PC user, but directly in the medical laboratory.

DVD drive can be used as a blood test device. Phiz.org A team from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, based in Stockholm, recently Researcher The DVD drive has been transformed into a laser scanning microscope that can analyze DNA, RNA proteins and even whole cells in a cellular imaging process.

Blood tests start new horizons!

With this project called “Lab on a DVD”, HIV testing can be done in just a few minutes. On the other hand, it may take a few days to get tested for HIV using conventional machine tools. In addition, in today’s world the cost of HIV testing equipment is about ৩০ 30,000. But making a modified DVD drive for the same purpose will cost only ২০০ 200!

The DVD project at Lab On does not use relatively complex technology. This mainly requires changes related to two devices and one software later. In this case the lens provided for a normal CD / DVD disc is replaced by another new light sensor and a special customized disc is used to insert the blood sample into the DVD drive. Finally, the collected data is used with the help of software for analysis. That’s the secret of “Lab on a DVD”!