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Image: A CPK model of the oxytocin molecule (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Microfluidic Platform Devised for Determination of Autism Biomarker

A team of Polish scientists has devised a unique electrochemical microfluidic platform for determination of the autism biomarker oxytocin. More...
27 Nov 2017
Image: The developed sorting chip for analyzing and isolating cells in a blood sample (Photo courtesy of the Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology).

Compact Device Developed for Sorting Cells and Biomolecules

Biomolecules and cells circulating in the blood carry diagnostic information, the analysis of which makes highly effective, individualized therapies possible. More...
20 Nov 2017
Image: A digitally colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicts a large group of orange-colored, rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis (TB) in human beings (Photo courtesy of US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Glutaraldehyde Test Evaluated for Rapid Tuberculosis Diagnosis

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and the primary method for controlling TB is the rapid and accurate identification of infected individuals. More...
16 Nov 2017
Image: The iEAT system for onsite antigen detection consists of a pocket-sized detector, an electrode chip, and a disposable kit for allergen extraction. The detector connects with a smartphone for system control and data upload to a cloud server (Photo courtesy of Lin, et al. ACS Nano, August 2017).

Personal Lab Offers Rapid Detection of Food Allergens

Researchers have developed a small, low cost device for individual use that can accurately detect food allergens in less than ten minutes. More...
06 Nov 2017
Image: The illumigene malaria DNA amplification assay (Photo courtesy of Meridian Bioscience).

LAMP Malaria Assay Evaluated in Non-Endemic Setting

Imported malaria infections in non-endemic regions remain common due to increasing travel to endemic malaria areas and population movements. Yearly approximately 10,000 cases of imported malaria are reported, but the actual number may be as high as 30,000. More...
02 Nov 2017
Image: The system uses a commercial smartphone to acquire and interpret real-time images of an enzymatic amplification reaction that takes place in a silicon microfluidic chip that generates green fluorescence and displays a visual read-out of the test. The system is composed of an unmodified smartphone and a portable 3-dimensional-printed cradle that supports the optical and electrical components, and interfaces with the rear-facing camera of the smartphone (Photo courtesy of the Micro & Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Potential Uses for Smartphone-Based Diagnostic Tool Described

Two recent papers described potential applications for a smartphone-based instrument that can evaluate biological samples with the accuracy of clinical laboratory analyzers but at a fraction of the cost. More...
30 Oct 2017
Image: The microfluidic device SlipChip is designed to compartmentalize single molecules (Photo courtesy of SlipChip / CalTech).

Rapid Method Determines Antibiotic Susceptibility

A novel micro-fluidic device used a sensitive digital real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (dLAMP) assay to rapidly determine bacterial antibiotic susceptibility. More...
16 Oct 2017
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