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Researchers Develop 'Lab on a Tube' Monitoring Device

Researchers Develop 'Lab on a Tube' Monitoring Device

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

(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).





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

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

Technology / Engineering

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

(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 ...


Microchip-based device can detect rare tumor cells in bloodstream

Microchip-based device can detect rare tumor cells in bloodstream

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

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, ...


'Micro-Rack' Measures Cell Mechanical Properties

'Micro-rack' measures cell mechanical properties

Biology /

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

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 ...


Circulating tumor cells can reveal genetic signature of dangerous lung cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

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, ...



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