Design and Fabrication of Portable Automatic Tissue Processing Machine
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International Journal of Recent Engineering Science (IJRES) |  |
| © 2023 by IJRES Journal | ||
| Volume-10 Issue-3 |
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| Year of Publication : 2023 | ||
| Authors : Sixtus Amarachukwu Okafor, Innocent Ekuma, Innocent Eze, Uchenna Ezeamaku,Jovita Daniel, Elizabeth Offia-Kalu, Augusta Okafor |
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| DOI : 10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V10I3P113 |
How to Cite?
Sixtus Amarachukwu Okafor, Innocent Ekuma, Innocent Eze, Uchenna Ezeamaku,Jovita Daniel, Elizabeth Offia-Kalu, Augusta Okafor , "Design and Fabrication of Portable Automatic Tissue Processing Machine," International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 84-90, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V10I3P113
Abstract
Tissue-sectioning automation can be a resourceful tool in processing anatomical pathology specimens. Microscopic analysis of cells and tissues requires the preparation of very thin, high-quality sections (slices) mounted on glass slides and appropriately stained to demonstrate normal and abnormal structures. In most developing countries, including Nigeria, however, access to this automated equipment is encumbered by a lean healthcare budget. The aim of this study, therefore, is to design and fabricate a portable and cheap automated tissue processing machine with locally sourced materials. The programming sequence used in this study is; Flow chart design., Developing the microcontroller's source code using micro basic language., Debugging the micro basic code, Compiling the source code with a compiler and creating a hex file (i.e. the file extensive is "hex") and Loading the hex file of the programme (Top universal programmer [Top2008]) into the microcontroller's (atmega32) memory. We fabricated an automated tissue processing machine to process tissues between 2-3 mm thick. Comparing slices made from our design and that from a Histokinette ATP300 closure: a conventional tissue processor, we conclude that our design is efficient.
Keywords
Automated, Fabrication, Microcontroller, Processing, Sectioning, Tissue.
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