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Microfluids
Researchers to Develop Portable Microfluidic Platform for Rapid Detection of Biotoxins
October 8th, 2007
Of all the threat scenarios facing emergency responders around the country, the release and spread of a dangerous biotoxin in a large public space is one of the most troubling. The reason is simple. Though early diagnosis of biotoxin exposure is important for consequence mitigation and the key to saving lives, no current method exists for the quick, efficient detection of such poisonous agents. That could all change one day soon, as researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in California have secured funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to design and engineer a small, portable microfluidic device that will...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2007-10-08)
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