A remarkable new device promises to make cancer detection cheaper, faster and more accessible.
Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have developed a device they say can detect cancer markers in the blood with greater responsiveness than current diagnostic methods.A remarkable new device promises to make cancer detection cheaper, faster and more accessible than ever before., researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso say they have developed a system that can detect cancer markers in the blood with greater responsiveness than current diagnostic methods.
“Our new biochip device is low-cost — just a few dollars — and sensitive, which will make accurate disease diagnosis accessible to anyone, whether rich or poor,” lead author XiuJun Li, a UTEP professor of chemistry and biochemistry,Known as a paper-in-polymer-pond device, the new testing platform combines paper similar to the kind found in coffee filters with a plastic framework.
Robert Kirken, dean of the College of Science at UTEP, said that the innovation “significantly improves point-of-care diagnostics by reducing detection times and the need for costly instruments.” The prototype will be put to the test of efficacy and safety through clinical trials and will ultimately require approval from the US Food and Drug Administration before it is made available to health care providers.
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