New virus-detecting lab on a chip gets even Better
Some chemists and engineers at Brigham Young University (BYU) recently created a silicon microchip. They claim that the microchip can detect certain proteins and viruses from samples of low concentrations. The microchip scans particles solely by their size by trapping them, thus making detection of viruses and proteins earlier. Researches claim that capturing these particles can also advance the pace of research. This can allow Scientists to continually obtain pure samples for research of viruses and their behavior.
Production of this chip is not cheap, it costs in the millions. The team in BYU has found a way around this by using a more simple machine. The team is currently working on making smaller slots. This will allow for single samples can be separated by varying sizes.
E. Moore. "New virus-detecting lab on a chip gets even Better." CNET News, 2/3/2010. 2/15/2010. <
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