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Image: The cobas 4800 System offers fully automated sample preparation with real-time PCR technology for DNA amplification and detection (Photo courtesy of Roche).

Automated MRSA/SA Test Receives US FDA Approval

An automated real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus DNA directly from nasal swabs has been certified for diagnostic use in the United States.  More...
09 Feb 2015
Image: The cobas 8100 automated workflow system (Photo courtesy of Roche).

New Instruments to Enhance Middle East Diagnostic Services

A major international biomedical company has solidified its position in the Middle East diagnostics market with an impressive display of its latest automated instruments.  More...
02 Feb 2015
Image: Glass microbubbles labeled with phycoerythrin-conjugated biotin (A). Schematic of buoyancy activated cell sorting (BACS). Surface-functionalized glass microbubbles bind to target cells after a brief rotary mixing (1-3). Cells attached by glass microbubbles float and are separated spontaneously by buoyancy (4) (B) (Photo courtesy of Technology).

Glass Microbubbles Separate CD4+ T Cells by Buoyancy

For human immunodeficiency virus infected patients the number of CD4+ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood is an important marker for monitoring disease progression of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and treatment efficacy.   More...
01 Feb 2015
Image: Microscopic view of microplasma-gold nanoparticles on a new, highly sensitive test strip that enables early detection of heart attacks (Photo courtesy of New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering).

Gold Nanoparticles Indicate Early Detection of Heart Attacks

A test strip for a heart attack biomarker is being developed as its level is several thousand times higher in patients experiencing myocardial infarctions. The new strip uses microplasma technology.   More...
27 Jan 2015
Image: A nanoscale Velcro-like device captures and releases tumor cells that have broken away from primary tumors and are circulating in the bloodstream. This new nanotechnology could be used for cancer diagnosis and to give insight into the mechanisms of how cancer spreads throughout the body (Photo courtesy of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute).

Novel NanoVelcro Chip Isolates Intact Circulating Tumor Cells for Diagnostic Testing

An international team of bioengineers has developed a novel "nanoVelcro" device that removes circulating tumor cells from the blood without damaging them.  More...
27 Jan 2015
Image: The SpectraMax M2 spectrofluorometer (Photo courtesy of Molecular Devices).

Enzyme Assay on Impregnated Filter Paper Detects Krabbe Disease

Krabbe disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by the deficiency of galactocerebrosidase and is characterized by a severe and progressive leukodystrophy with death frequently before one year of life.   More...
26 Jan 2015
Image: Bioengineers have tested a flexible and easy to wear temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells (Photo courtesy of the University of California, San Diego).

Bioengineers Present Glucose Monitor Tattoo Prototype

A team of bioengineers has presented a prototype "proof-of-concept" version of a temporary tattoo that is able to extract and measure the level of glucose in the fluid between human skin cells.  More...
25 Jan 2015
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