Keywords
Molecular diagnostics, international space station, microgravity compatible, polymerase chain reaction, nanopore sequencing
Outline
- Challenges of molecular diagnostics in space
- Sequencing in space
- Converting a 3D printer into a sample preparation instrument
- Using magnetic coupling to implement nucleic acid extraction in an individually-enclosed setting
- Designing reagent wells with optimized fluidic control in microgravity
- Potential of microfluidic technologies for molecular diagnostics in space