People who have Diabetes and need to monitor it on a constant basis go through the "finger prick" on a regular basis. It is the process in which a small sample of blood is obtained by pricking the fingers and tested on a device for the data. The new study from Univerysity of Calgary may ease that process and more importantly improve on the technology to get more valuable data from the blood sample that is taken out.
The team headed by Dr Karan Kaler have created a lab-on-a-chip technology, which uses a wireless microchip to analyze nanolitre-sized blood samples, for the number of tests that can be performed from this kind of setup. This approach on the test is considered to be more efficient and hence requiring far less volume of blood for the kind of tests being performed.
The approach involves creating a structure called a micro-emulsion, which is a droplet of fluid captured inside a layer of another substance. Then the emulsions are positioned precisely on a chip which runs the different tests and the results are wirelessly uploaded to a computer.
This technology combined with Body Area Network (BAN), which is getting adoption can prove to be a good start for lot of elderly patients and the people who need to monitor the health data on a regular basis
Author: Vinod
Source: Engadget
The team headed by Dr Karan Kaler have created a lab-on-a-chip technology, which uses a wireless microchip to analyze nanolitre-sized blood samples, for the number of tests that can be performed from this kind of setup. This approach on the test is considered to be more efficient and hence requiring far less volume of blood for the kind of tests being performed.
The approach involves creating a structure called a micro-emulsion, which is a droplet of fluid captured inside a layer of another substance. Then the emulsions are positioned precisely on a chip which runs the different tests and the results are wirelessly uploaded to a computer.
This technology combined with Body Area Network (BAN), which is getting adoption can prove to be a good start for lot of elderly patients and the people who need to monitor the health data on a regular basis
Author: Vinod
Source: Engadget
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