researchers invent lab-on-paper for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of University of Rhode Island engineers led by Professor Mohammad Faghri has created a new paper-based platform for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics. The key development was the invention of fluid actuated valves embedded in the paper that allow for sequential manipulation of sample fluids and multiple reagents in a controlled manner to perform complex multi-step immune-detection tests without human intervention.