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Protein Profile Blood Test for Cancer

Prof. Tao and Team Developed Blood Test for Cancer Proteins
The biomarkers that really matter in liquid biopsies are proteins, and [MORE]

Purdue University’s Innovations for Diabetes

Mouse Islet Glucagon in Red
It’s only an hour’s drive between Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette, IN and diabetes drug [MORE]

Freeze Dried Gut Microbes in a “Smart Capsule”

Smart Capsule
Electrical engineers at Purdue University propose that a “smart capsule” (about the size of a gelcap) could deliver a [MORE]

Nanowire Implants for Controlled Release of Drugs

Polypyrrole Microstructure
Pyrrole is a naturally occurring aromatic compound, originally discovered in coal tar, but later found in a variety of [MORE]

A Lesson about Personalized Drug Dosing

3D Integrated Pharmaceuticals
This piece describes a process called “3-D integrated pharmaceuticals” which relies on prefabricated components that can be assembled, [MORE]

3-D Printing, Flexible Circuits

Wellness Sensors
Stain gauges are devices that measure a material’s flexibility. This piece reports how researchers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, [MORE]

“Microfluidic Vortex” Lab-on-a-Chip

Purdue Biosensor
It works like a cream separator, but it relies on laser light and electric fields to separate particles [MORE]

Highly Sensitive Biosensor for POC Devices

Ultrasensitive Biosensor
The debris of diseased cells ends up as biomarkers—proteins and/or DNA—in the blood.  From reference studies, investigators have [MORE]

Gallium Nitride as a Biocompatible Material

Cell Growth on GaN with Coated Peptides
Researchers at North Carolina State University and Purdue University have carried out biocompatibility studies [MORE]

Photoacoustic Imaging

Photoacoustic Imaging
Realizing that laser generated infrared light can induce vibrations in the carbon-hydrogen bonds of fatty deposits in arteries, [MORE]

Nanoparticle for Cancer Targeting

Abdy Tao Purdue
Imagine taking a tumor biopsy, then growing those cells in culture with a synthetic nanoparticle that can both [MORE]

Paper Microfluidics Device

Purdue Microfluidic Device
Most microfluidics “chips” are made of glass or plastic with etched channels, though several research groups have [MORE]