A Health “Snapshot” in Sweat
January 23, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Swiss engineers have built a tiny (one centimeter squared) biomarker analyzer that uses sweat as its analyte. “The chip contains four silicon sensors that are only around 20 nanometers thick, making them extremely sensitive. Each sensor is coated with a different material so that they can each detect different biomarkers. “Our platform is truly modular. By depositing different biochemical layers on each of the miniature sensors, we can measure a host of variables ranging from electrolytes and metabolites to tiny molecules and proteins. That gives users personalized real-time data.” MORE
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