Continuous Blood Monitoring
February 23, 2021 | Terry Sharrer
“The innovative new system has been dubbed by the researchers [at Stanford University] Real-time ELISA (RT-ELISA). The landmark system is an impressive evolution of ELISA technology, turning a one-off test into a device that continuously feeds intravenous drops of a patient’s blood into what is essentially a tiny lab-on-a-chip. . . . . The RT-ELISA prototype is currently being adapted to detect IL-6, a cytokine known to be a marker of sepsis severity. It currently takes up to three days to get IL-6 blood test results back from a laboratory.” MORE
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