Health diagnosis made simpler: Bioengineers design device to help detect diseases quickly
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 21:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have developed and tested instrumentation they say will make disease diagnosis technically simpler, quicker and less costly. Using the shape of a drop biological fluid to focus a beam from a light-emitting diode, the device enables diagnosis of infectious diseases and unhealthy levels of protein.