Fast Magnetic Fix For Sepsis? Micromagnetic-microfluidic Device Could Quickly Pull Pathogens From The Bloodstream
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
An innovative new device uses magnetism to quickly pull disease pathogens out of an infected bloodstream. The device could become a first-line defense for blood infections like sepsis, which causes over 200,000 deaths in the US per year.
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