Rice University: Malaria Test as Simple as a Bandage
November 03, 2020
November 03, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.
That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid diagnostic testing that does not require extracting blood.
The device detailed in the Nature journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering draws upon protein biomarkers contained in dermal . . .
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.
That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid diagnostic testing that does not require extracting blood.
The device detailed in the Nature journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering draws upon protein biomarkers contained in dermal . . .