The Trapped Doctor

 In recent years, production and imports of rapid card tests (RCT) have increased tremendously. Rapid card tests have revolutionized medical diagnostics. Their demand is surging further – fuelled by the innovation of – card test reader machines (CTRM) – which read and provide quantitative information from the card - after the tests. Can companies making card test reader machines (CTRM) (like Spotsense) act as aggregators for the large variety of RCTs available today? To answer this question, we must first understand the card tests available in the market today. Rapid card test OEMs (indigenous or foreign) provide a range of tests with different sensitivity, specificity, complexity, and customizations depending on the target disease and application. Some rapid card tests are designed for professional use in clinics and hospitals, while others are intended for point-of-care or home use. For example, Indian OEMs have played a crucial role in providing cost-effective and quality diagno...

  In 1600 BC Greek surgeon Galen of Pergamon used silk to suture together gladiators’ severed tendons. This is the first noted use of silk in the medical field. Since then, silk has paved its way into the healthcare industry. It has garnered special attention which can largely be attributed to its excellent material properties, affordability, and resource ability. Today, it's more than just a suture material. Silk is a protein polymer that is secreted by a variety of species such as spiders, moths, and butterflies. It has notable properties like low immunogenic response, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. Additionally, studies have proven that silk supports human keratinocytes and fibroblast growth. These factors make it ideal for use in engineering artificial tissue and give it an added advantage over other biomaterials. In 1992 - technology was discovered - to convert silk fiber into liquid silk. This opened up large possibilities. The liquid silk can then be cast into mater...