Aayush GuptaPortable fluorescence dermascope to identify the pathogens of skin infection
Dr Aayush Gupta leads this ₹3.5 lakh research project, funded by Adiuvo Diagnostics: portable fluorescence dermascope to identify the pathogens of skin infection. Role: principal investigator. 2019, completed.
- Funder
- Adiuvo Diagnostics (Adiuvo Diagnostics)
- Amount
- ₹3.5 lakh (INR 3,50,000)
- Role
- Principal investigator
- Period
- 2019, completed
- Status
- Completed
- Investigator
- Dr Aayush Gupta
Research programme
A point-of-care multispectral imaging device with artificial intelligence was tested against standard care for leg ulcers in leprosy in a within-person randomised pilot trial. A real-time fluorescence imaging device guided antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infections, and a handheld screening device detects skin and soft tissue infections. He holds a United States patent and two Indian patents, assigned to Adiuvo Diagnostics, on devices and systems that detect pathogens and other cells.
Related papers
4 in this area
- A Within-Person Randomized Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Ability of a Point-of-Care Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Multispectral Imaging Device to Manage Leg Ulcers in LeprosyAdvances in Skin & Wound Care2025Senior authorDOI
- A Rapid Point-of-care Fluorescence Imaging Device Helps Prevent Graft Rejection Post Modified Radical MastectomyJournal of Global Infectious Diseases2024Senior authorDOI
- Utility of a real-time fluorescence imaging device in guiding antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infectionsIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology2021Senior authorDOI
- Rapid handheld screening device to detect skin and soft tissue infectionsProceedings of SPIE2020DOI
Other grants
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- ICMR · ₹85 lakhSkin-on-Chip for screening cosmetic endocrine disruptors relevant to PCOSJoint principal investigator with Dr Roopesh Rai · Since September 2026, ongoing
- DBT · ₹70.82 lakhNon-viral TGM1 delivery validated in a TGM1-deficient 3D human skin modelPrincipal investigator, with CSIR-IGIB · Starts December 2026