MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611106939 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 05, 2026, for The Biodegradable Microfluidic Diagnostic Patch (bmdp).
Inventors include Naveen Kumar; and Sangeeta.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a Biodegradable Microfluidic Diagnostic Patch (BMDP), an electricity-free and environmentally sustainable point-of-care diagnostic device for low-resource and off-grid environments. The patch comprises biodegradable cellulose and compostable biopolymer materials forming a microfluidic network configured to receive a biological fluid sample and passively transport the sample through fractal-geometric micro-channels. The micro-channels distribute the sample toward multiple reaction zones containing suitable biochemical reagents for detecting target biomarkers. Detection generates colorimetric changes corresponding to the presence or absence of the target biomarkers. A companion smartphone application employs computer vision and a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to capture, normalize, and analyze images of the reaction zones, thereby reducing human interpretation errors and variations caused by lighting conditions. The invention integrates biodegradable materials, passive capillary fluidics, multiplexed testing, and AI-assisted image analysis to provide accessible, portable, and low-waste diagnostic testing.
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