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First Count of Growth Factors in a Single Cell

Quantum dots
Bioengineers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign “report digital counting of growth factors in single cells using fluorescent quantum [MORE]

Creating Tumor Cell Receptors That Weren’t There Naturally

Cancer Cells
Inserting a unique small molecule azides (sugar) into triple negative breast cancer cells created a receptor in those cells [MORE]

Photon Sensor for Microfluidics Analyzes Cell Mechanics

University of Illinois-Opto Mechano Fluidic Resonator OMFR
Flow cytometry has been a useful tool in pathology labs since the first machines [MORE]

Biodegradable Sensors Measures Brain Temperature and Pressure from Atop the Skull

Brain Temperature Sensor
It shouldn’t be too hard a task to measure brain temperature from an implant between the skin and [MORE]

Wearable Sensor Measures Blood Flow

“Clever” was coined for an idea like this. A professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a [MORE]

Surgical Gloves that Detect Bacteria

Donning Latex Gloves
In another example of 3-D printing, engineers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have [MORE]

Computerized “Staining” for the Automated Pathology Lab

Digital Pathology
Dyes that originated for coloring textiles about 150 years ago have been used ever since for histological staining. And [MORE]

Hand-Held Genomics Meter

It doesn’t take much of a leap of faith to imagine a handheld glucose meter-like device used to sense [MORE]