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Item Open Access An Infodynamic Engine Approach to Improving the Efficiency of Information Flow in a Product-Service System(Cranfield University Press, 2009-04-01) Durugbo, Christopher; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Alcock, Jeffrey R.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam ShehabIn this paper, literature was used to identify and present a worked example of the use of an Infodynamic engine. It shows that: (a) Product-Service System (PSS) information flows can be characterised by such an engine; (b) the engine can measure the efficiency of information flow in a PSS; (c) the engine can be used as a tool to make recommendations about improvements in information flow efficiency in a PSS.Item Open Access Informatics-Based Product-Service Systems for Point-of-Care Devices(Cranfield University Press, 2009-04-01) Ajai, O.; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Alcock, Jeffrey R.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam ShehabInformatics related to point-of-care devices denotes the ability to translate stand-alone biological data into meaningful information that can be interpreted to enable and support users in taking the most appropriate steps to aid in managing their health. This paper considers small point-of-care devices used outside healthcare environments, and presents glucometers as an example. The paper seeks to evaluate the current level of servitization of point-of-care testing devices and considers whether they are, or could form, the product-core of a product-service system. The type of product-service system, its informatics requirements, and the services such a system could provide are also considered.Item Open Access Reconfigurable micro-mould for the manufacture of truly 3D polymer microfluidic devices(Cranfield University, 2009-03-31) Marson, Silvia; Attia, Usama M.; Allen, David M.; Tipler, P.; Jin, T.; Hedge, J.; Alcock, Jeffrey R.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam ShehabThis paper concerns the concept, the design and the manufacturing steps for the fabrication of a precision mould for micro-injection moulding of truly three dimensional microfluidic devices. The mould was designed using the concept of replaceable cavities to enable the flexible development of the complex microfluidic device and to reduce machining time and therefore costs during the prototyping, testing and subsequent production phase. The precision machining technique used for the cavity manufacture was micromilling.