Group project - 6 months
My biggest role was in the Sustainable Design Engineering, Product Experience and Aesthetics.
The Schistoscope 3B is a portable, automated microscopy device for detecting and mapping Schistosomiasis Haematobium, a neglected tropical disease that affects over 240 million people worldwide. There is a lack of knowledge on the disease’s prevalence, a solution to which is this device.
Video shows the context of the device, the prototype and its working.
![Early exploration of ideas](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/f61c3f3f-1d3e-44bd-99d8-218d1a98b760_rw_3840.jpg?h=44b0a1b392db2abe5b399b295d220cd7)
Early exploration of ideas
![Quick mock-up for size](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/9629771d-f064-493c-b0fb-cc585719ea15_rw_1920.jpg?h=dcc475ef3c6bec57f448b2b2aafb1ba5)
Quick mock-up for size
![Testing electronics](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/3ac1c92e-318d-48b6-9bab-824783c2ecc7_rw_1200.jpg?h=6a54e4d27fcd621c4caea133b65ddcc3)
Testing electronics
![Looking for a good material as diffuser](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/891e9643-f30b-4405-a377-e30d7e7662cb_rw_1920.jpg?h=41c97b3f338dda220d0a0d88af4b3a7f)
Looking for a good material as diffuser
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/6cab39a8-878a-4e09-99d4-a33b3021dd32_rw_3840.png?h=391ff25d71594b740f792de875a9fade)
Early visualisation of new batch process (parallel mapping)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/b7b12864-81af-4c31-adc0-9a0bfef1b6bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=80e07c1c3eddb1d107903b2294b13a4d)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/13d1dd7d-0840-49aa-b646-79b65e468128_rw_1920.jpg?h=18341a668b7613a9f4129d1fb2d33ceb)
![Left: Prototype manufactured with 3D printing. Right: Schistosome eggs captured using this setup.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6840a30fd1fca379466af4a129c206c/8aac26cb-395c-4c33-9b6d-cbd386b3162b_rw_1920.jpg?h=aac12730f57bc6f07f65b2ca207599c1)
Left: Prototype manufactured with 3D printing. Right: Schistosome eggs captured using this setup.