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For future steps to be carried out in the development of this project, we believe these areas deserve the most focus and would allow for the greatest progress toward creating a device that is ready to be used and distributed in real-world settings.
Peak Finding Algorithm: At the current stage of development, the device gives results in the form of paired voltage and current data points, which we currently analyze by plotting and examining for peaks by hand. However, in clinical applications a quantitative result would be more helpful to practitioners, whether a positive/negative result or a quantification of disease severity. Therefore, developing an algorithm to recognize and quantify peak height from the output data is necessary for ease of consumer use.
Casing: The device requires a housing for the potentiostat and jumper wire components to provide them protection, and give the device a more polished look and feel, as well as increased durability. The USB C port and insert for the electrode PCB should be the only exposed components so the device can be powered and the electrode can be changed.
Materials: Through the testing process, the quality of the PCB electrodes used was likely a source of error, as cleaning runs would have variable results when only the electrode was changed in between runs. This leads us to believe the electrodes were not made with consistent quality and the use of different materials or a different supplier could cause a great enhancement in result quality and consistency.
Software Integration: Currently, the programs Arduino, a data logger called PuTTY, and MATLAB are all required in order to run the device and analyze results. This does not allow for easy user experience because of the number of programs and the level of manipulation of them needed in order to perform a device run. Combining these functions under one coding language such as Python in order to run the device, collect data, and provide results would allow for a greatly enhanced user experience.
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