BME100 f2014:Group7 L6
OUR COMPANY
LAB 6 WRITE-UP
Bayesian Statistics
- Goal: Use Bayesian statistics to determine the reliability of the class’s attempt to detect disease SNPs and
predict a patient’s likelihood for developing the disease
- The Bayesian Statistics imply...
Since the 1st and 2nd Bayes calculations are close to 1.00, they are more likely to be accurate in determining whether or not a patient has disease SNPs. However, the 3rd and 4th calculations are well under 0.5, which means they are less likely to accurately detect if a patient has disease SNPs.
- Sources of Error:
- Error during measurement
- Error during computation and modeling
Computer-Aided Design
Consumables Kit & Hardware
Consumables: plastics, pipettor, and reagents (PCR mix, primers) | The OpenPCR machine and software | The Fluorimeter system (including slides, stand, etc.) |
Strength: Easily disposable, easily manufactured for specific needs. | Strength: Software worked perfectly, and executed as expected. | Strength: Light works very well, hydrophobic plates work very well. |
Weakness: Not environmentally friendly to be wasting plastics, In survival situations access to these materials may be cut off. | Weakness: The PCR machine was made of wood, which may not have been the optimal insulator. Needs to be built out of durable material. | Weakness: Difficult to get the system completely dark, especially in a room filled with flourescent lights. A built-in camera would be more accurate than a phone camera. |
Our Brand Name: | Rednexx PCR |
Branding | Positioning | Target markets | Messaging | Place |
The customer will be receiving the best most rugged-ized PCR machine available at Bass pro shops. This machine will allow the most elemetary of users to test for infectious diseases and cancers that will be common in post-apocalypse America. | The only PCR machine to feature camoflauge exterior with a built in dixie-tune signal to conclude tests. Not for your average lab-technicians with four year degrees, but they can use them too. | Prepers, Self suffcient communities, those that will survive any apocalypse. | Appealling to true American Redneck culture. Even the dumbest rednecks can use this machine, as long as they can read and follow the instruction manual (pictures included). | Available at Bass Pro Shop, Army surplus stores, and Cheaper than Dirt. |
Consumables Kit - how could you package the tubes, tips, micropipettor, PCR mix, and primers so that you
can fix the major weakness you described?
- The packaging for the tubes, tips, micropipettor, PCR mix, and primers should be eco-friendly and use less plastic. Recycled plastic from plastic bottles could be a better alternative because instead of wasting more plastic, we would be reusing plastic that has already been used before. Additionally, sterilization information and blueprints for printing plastics off of a 3D printer will be included in the user manual.
Hardware: PCR Machine – how will you redesign the PCR machine to improve the major weakness you
described? Illustrate the change in TinkerCAD.
- The Rednexx PCR will feature a Rino-Liner exterior which will provide it with optimal waterproofing and provide some shock resistance in the event of the machine being dropped.
Hardware: Fluorimeter - how will you redesign the Fluorimeter system to improve the major weakness you
described?
- This device will have a built-in fluorimeter that will allow the user to receive instant results instead of going through all the steps we had to take in lab. With a built-in camera and a pre-manufactured dark box, this will allow the device to provide the user with all-in-one image processing and interpretation.