Researchers attach Lyme disease antibodies to nanotubes, paving way for diagnostic device

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

Existing Lyme disease tests assess the presence of antibodies, which take weeks to form after the initial infection and persist after the infection is gone. Now, a nanotechnology-inspired technique may lead to diagnostics that can detect the organism itself.

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