Ultrasound in POC Devices
March 14, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Engineers in the US (Duke University) and China have developed an acoustofluidic chip that can concentrate fluorescently-labeled biomarkers into a detectible stream within a capillary tube, using a five volt transducer to generate ultrasound. In its present form, this device could be a hand-help point-of-care instrument, but its designers are already thinking about modifications for a smartphone reader. Scroll down on this page, past the video, and click on a related story “Sound Waves Create Whirlpools to Round up Tiny Signs of Disease.” MORE WITH VIDEO
Image Credit: Duke University