Lab-on-a-Chip Technology Quiz

The video discusses the high costs of biology lab work and its impact on healthcare accessibility. It introduces lab-on-a-chip technology based on electrowetting principles to reduce costs, contamination, and dependency on pipettes. The technology enables scaling experiments to manipulate millions of samples, potentially accelerating drug discovery and disease marker identification. The ultimate goal is to provide affordable healthcare globally using this innovative approach.

What is one major factor contributing to the high cost of traditional biology laboratory work?

• The lack of trained biologists

• The inefficiency of manual processes

• The reliance on specialty machines and disposables

• The use of reusable equipment

What principle does lab-on-a-chip technology use to manipulate biological samples?

• Chemical bonding

• Thermal conduction

• Magnetic resonance

• Electrowetting

How does the new surface coating in lab-on-a-chip technology prevent contamination?

• By isolating droplets in separate chambers

• By sterilizing droplets

• By using chemical barriers

• By preventing droplets from leaving trails

What is one advantage of lab-on-a-chip technology over traditional machinery in biology labs?

• It uses fewer biological samples

• It requires no electricity to operate

• It can manipulate multiple samples simultaneously

• It eliminates the need for human intervention entirely

What is the ultimate goal of lab-on-a-chip technology in terms of healthcare accessibility?

• To replace all traditional laboratory equipment

• To eliminate the need for healthcare testing

• To focus solely on drug discovery

• To make healthcare testing affordable for billions of people