Cellect: Sanitary Product Filter Matrix for Passive Separation of Cells for Menstrual Fluid Diagnostics
Diagnosing HPV is a crucial step in identifying and preventing cervical cancer. Our project improves the efficiency and sensitivity of HPV testing on self collected samples of menstrual blood. Our device uses a passive cell separation filter coupled with a custom silica layer to segregate menstrual cells by size and purify their DNA. This streamlines the DNA retrieval process in the lab and allows for the collection of highly pure cervical cell DNA, which can then be used to diagnose HPV. This device has the potential to improve patient comfort and HPV testing accessibility, thereby improving cervical cancer outcomes.
co-supervised with Aiping Yu