Microwave Sensor for Antibiotic Susceptibility
November 9, 2021 | Terry Sharrer
“Researchers at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan have developed a new microwave sensor that can quickly gather detailed data about how bacteria grow, allowing them to measure with a greater degree of specificity whether bacteria will be susceptible to antibiotics. [They developed] a contactless planar microwave resonator sensor designed as an antibiotic susceptibility test (AST). . . . The microwave uses a split ring microwave resonator to detect charged particles released by bacteria when exposed to antibiotics, allowing for a more precise understanding of how bacteria respond to antibiotics.” MORE
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