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Researchers Develop 'Lab on a Tube' Monitoring Device

(PhysOrg.com) -- The need for improved monitoring of neurotrauma patients has resulted in the development of a prototype of a novel, multitasking “lab on a tube” at the University of Cincinnati (UC).

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Mass. General enters collaboration to develop new approach to capturing circulating tumor cells

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has entered into a collaborative agreement with Veridex LLC to establish a center of excellence in research on circulating tumor cell (CTC) technologies. The overall goal of the agreement ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Cincinnati neurotrauma team awarded $2.1M to test 'lab on a tube'

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) a $2.1 million Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award to develop the next generation of brain monitors.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bringing lab-on-a-chip to a surgery near you

(PhysOrg.com) -- If doctors were able to conduct efficient genetic analysis at the point of care, using inexpensive, portable equipment, it would revolutionise disease detection and treatment. European researchers ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Circulating tumor cells can reveal genetic signature of dangerous lung cancers

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have shown that an MGH-developed, microchip-based device that detects and analyzes tumor cells in the bloodstream can be used to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Microchip-based device can detect rare tumor cells in bloodstream

A team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Biomicroelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS) Resource Center and the MGH Cancer Center has developed a microchip-based device that can isolate, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 19, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 0

'Micro-rack' measures cell mechanical properties

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) cell-stretcher that can measure the mechanical properties of a living cell, such as its ...

Biology /

created Mar 02, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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