Non-intrusive Detection of Rotavirus Using Infant Diapers and a Fabric Strip

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea that annually kills 500,000 children under age five and hospitalizes millions more. India's Achira Labs is creating a fabric-based chip that, when integrated into disposable diapers, will help detect and signal the infectious virus quickly and safely. We will develop a fabric based immunoassay diagnostic chip for rapid, qualitative identification and detection of rotavirus that can be integrated into disposable diapers to ease the collection and detection of virus in watery stool samples.