Now a face mask that detects COVID-19 like RT-PCR tests
The SARS-CoV-2 biosensor is based on the wearable freeze-dried cell-free (wFDCF) technology, which involves extracting and freeze-drying the molecular machinery that cells use to read DNA and produce RNA and proteins.
Jun 30, 2021, 09:24 AM ISTLow-cost wearable device to monitor diabetes through sweat
The wearable diagnostic biosensor can detect three interconnected compounds - cortisol, glucose and interleukin-6 - in sweat for up to a week without loss of signal integrity.
Jun 25, 2017, 15:45 PM ISTNew biosensor controls body's drug levels in real time
In a study published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, the researchers showed that the technology could continuously regulate the level of a chemotherapy drug in living animals.
May 16, 2017, 00:43 AM IST