When technology merges with healthcare: Mobile diagnostics and image analysis for antibiotic resistance
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Two examples of the merging of technology and healthcare have been demonstrated, including a mobile wireless system that monitors the health of elderly people in their own homes, using miniature sensors, and a novel optical system for detecting antibiotic resistance, which can determine in just two hours if bacteria react to a specific antibiotic.