Constructional Design for Decontamination of Sputum Specimens for Tuberculosis Culture

Authors

  • Dalia Mahmoud Adam Mahmoud Alneelain University,Department of Electronic Engineering, Khartoum, Sudan
  • Tarig Mohamed Saad Alnour Tabouk University, Medical Laboratories Department, KSA

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Robotics, PLC.

Abstract

This paper provides a proposal model for a medical device that can prepare samples for the purpose of  tuberculosis diagnosis using sputum specimens. Conventional methods contain hazards because of the seriousness of the disease and  persons infection probability in the laboratory as well as the time spended to prepare each sample individually. The proposed model has a robot arm operates in a completely closed environment  to prepare all samples at once, which reduces the total time of the process. All operations controlled by the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). 

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Published

2016-03-01

How to Cite

Adam Mahmoud, D. M., & Saad Alnour, T. M. (2016). Constructional Design for Decontamination of Sputum Specimens for Tuberculosis Culture. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 17(1), 150–154. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1437

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