Researchers develop new paper-based portable lab

Point-of-care medical diagnostics technologies offer a fast and cheap way to help patients as they require no experienced personnel or expensive laboratory tests. Several innovations such as a DNA test chip and a biosensor that can detect viruses give us an idea of the possibilities in this field. Now a research team at the University of Rhode Island in the US has developed a paper-based platform that's claimed can perform complex diagnostics... Continue Reading Researchers develop new paper-based portable lab

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Biomarkers, Detection, Diagnostic devices, University of Rhode Island

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