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  • Novel Pencil-On-Paper Wearable Has Seemingly Unlimited Clinical Applications

    Diagnostics World | A team of researchers from the U.S. and China have developed a flat, adhesive wearable sensor for detecting signals of individual and population health through the skin, and it can be manufactured at low cost using components that are readily available pretty much anywhere. Initially used in “smart diapers” to detect wetness, the multifunctional device platform now has a superhydrophobic coating making it waterproof so it can accurately monitor health variables without moisture or humidity interfering with the sensing.

    Jun 13, 2023

  • Promising ‘Internet Of The Body’ Approach To Diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease

    Diagnostics World | A technique for isolating urinary extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by cells across the body has enabled the discovery of previously undetectable biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the protein cargo of the nanoparticles. EVtrap—short for extracellular vesicles total recovery and purification—is now the foundation of Purdue University spinoff Tymora Analytical Operations.

    Jun 8, 2023

  • Nature-Inspired Orthopedic Implant Coating Kills Bacteria, Monitors Strain

    Diagnostics World | Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign believe they have come up with an attractive approach to the battle against bacteria that can infect orthopedic implants—as well as the surfaces people encounter in everyday life, including smartphone screens and kitchen countertops. The smart surgical implant coating contains no chemicals but was instead inspired by the wings of cicadas and dragonflies that are naturally antibacterial through physical interactions.

    Jun 6, 2023

  • ‘Artificial Pathologist’ Offers Speedy Evaluation Of Biopsy Samples

    Diagnostics World | Using a special tissue grinder, label-free cytometry, and machine learning, researchers in Germany have come up with a way to evaluate potentially cancerous tissue without a trained human pathologist in only 30 minutes—fast enough to be done during surgery.

    Jun 1, 2023

  • Follow the Money: Rapid Diagnostics of Bacteria, Viruses, At-Home Blood Sampling, More

    Diagnostics World | NIH funding for at-home test distinguishing COVID, Flu, and RSV; card enables at-home blood sampling with analysis by mail; rapid diagnostics for antibiotic susceptibility; more.

    May 30, 2023