Hand-held device for rapid test of cancer biomarkers

Canadian engineers have developed a point-of-care device for monitoring cancer biomarkers in blood, much like a glucometer, though this device is a smartphone dongle.  “To check their levels of this biomarker, a user would mix a drop of their blood with a small volume of reactive liquid, and then add this to a strip that can then be inserted into the reader, which provides a result within a few minutes. The system can be paired with a smartphone to allow a user to view the results.”     MORE

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