Team:SCU-WestChina/Hardware
Hardware
Our hardware combines the traditional dialysis method with synthetic biology and forms a new approach to solve refractory gout. Considering its' working mechanism, the function is realized by the engineered bacteria and the safety is ensured by the dialysis like device. Our design philosophy achieves an innovation in clinical treatment and meets the requirement of biosafety and functionality which makes our device be of great applicability. Furthermore, our hardware is of great potential to be improved in two aspects. On one side, the microminiaturization of sensors together with the working characteristic of our hardware that it doesn't have to take large volume make it possible for our hardware to become a wearable device (stoma operation can be avoided); on the other side, the hardware could turn into a treatment platform since the application of engineered bacteria could be engineered to metabolize other components in blood and thus solve other kinds of metabolism diseases. It also shows potential to improve the specificity of immunoadsorption which is used in clinics now.
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