Imikhiqizo yethu

Umkhiqizo wokuqala wakwaDaktari uzoba yiDaktari CD4, uhlelo oluphathekayo lokubala amasosha eCD4 nolusebenza ngamandla ngokwanele kangangokuthi lungasetshenziswa noma yikuphi, kusukela ehhovisi likadokotela kuya ezindaweni ezisehlane kakhulu. Ukuhlanganisa imizamo enamandla amakhulu ebuchwephesheni bamamakhroseli olwakhiwe nolusebenza kalula, abakwaDaktari baletha lesi sivivinyo esibalulekile segazi ezingxenyeni zomhlaba lapho izigidi zabantu sezikwazi ukufinyelela emithini esindisa izimpilo, kodwa bengeke bakwazi ukuthola ukwelashwa okungcono ngenxa yokuthi akwaziwa kahle okubaphethe.

Njengoba kulula ngokombono futhi kusebenziseka kalula njengokokuhlola ushukela egazini, ubuchwepheshe bakwaDaktari bedlula imigoqo emibili yokuhlola iphuzu-lokunakekela: ukulungiselela isampula elimbaxa, namasensa antekenteke nabizayo.

Ama-Microfluidics – Isampula lakwaDaktari lobuchwepheshe bokulungiselela, elaziwa ngele-microfluidic cell chromatography, lehlukanisa amaseli nezinye izinhlayiya ekhosombeni elincane elisensayo, ngaphandle kokuphiphetha, ukufaka amalebula noma izihlanzi zanoma yiluphi uhlobo—asikho ezinyathelweni ezimbaxa ezenziwa ngesandla ezikhipha ukuhlolwa kwegazi ezandleni zodokotela abasebenza nangaphandle kwamalebhu aphezulu.
I-Electrochemical sensing – I-Daktari CD4 iphinde isebenzise uhlelo lwesibili olubizwa nge-lysate impedance spectroscopy. Uhlelo lusebenzisa isensa eqondile ebala amasosha eCD4 abanjiwe ngokukala ubuninga bawo kugezi. Ithuluzi elibanjwa ngesandla lichaza uphawu lukagesi, kanye nemibiko yokubala i-CD4 ngemizuzu nje.

Okungaphazanyiswa amalensi, amakhamera, amafiltha noma ama-opthikhi ambaxa afaka izivivinyo zokuhlonza izifo eziphethe abantu abangakwazi ukufinyelela emitholampilo, izindawo zezempilo kanye nabanakekeli abangomahambanendlwana i-Daktari CD4 izonika amandla emiphumela yokuhlola eqondile ezandleni zabantu abawadingayo.

I-Daktari CD4 njengamanje iyathuthukiswa futhi ihlolwa ukuthi isebenza ngendlela yini.