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Free, Helen

Development of Diagnostic Test Strips
Society: ACSMain Category: ChemicalSub Category: MedicalEra: 1940sDateCreated: 1941ETHOS Science CenterElkhartState: INCountry: USAWebsite: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/diagnosticteststrips.html, https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/diagnosticteststrips/development-of-diagnostic-test-strips-commemorative-booklet.pdfCreator: Free, Al, Free, Helen

It is difficult to recall a time when doctors and patients had trouble tracking the presence of glucose and other substances in urine and blood. Lack of sufficient measurement tools made it difficult to manage a host of diseases, including diabetes as well as other metabolic diseases and kidney and liver conditions. Today, self-management of these diseases is an easier process because of the development of diagnostic test strips by Alfred and Helen Free and their research team at Miles Laboratories.

 

The text of the plaque commemorating the development reads:

YearAdded:
2010
Image Caption: Advert for Ames home urine testing kit
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Development of Diagnostic Test Strips

It is difficult to recall a time when doctors and patients had trouble tracking the presence of glucose and other substances in urine and blood. Lack of sufficient measurement tools made it difficult to manage a host of diseases, including diabetes as well as other metabolic diseases and kidney…

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