What have researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University recently developed to more quickly diagnose diseases?

September 11, 2012 By News Staff

Answer: the Whispering Gallery-Mode Biosensor

Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest single virus particles in solution, according to the university -- an advance that may revolutionize early disease detection in a point-of-care setting and shrink test result wait times from weeks to minutes.

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