Nanotechnology Takes on Diabetes

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A sensor which can be used to screen for diabetes in resource-poor settings has been developed by researchers and tested in diabetic patients, and will soon be field tested in sub-Saharan Africa.

A low-cost, reusable sensor which uses nanotechnology to screen for and monitor diabetes and other conditions, has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, for use both in clinics and home settings.

The sensors use nanotechnology to monitor levels of glucose, lactate and fructose in individuals with diabetes or urinary tract infections, and change color when levels reach a certain concentration. They can be used to test compounds in samples such as urine, blood, saliva or tear fluid.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/05/nanotechnology-takes-diabetes
 
Ooh, how very Star Trek.
 
Ooh, how very Star Trek.

Reminds me, had to laugh this morning - watching BBC Breakfast and they had some professor on explaining how teleportation could be possible (basically quantum entanglement). Only problem was he was talking to them via a webcam on his computer and they had to give up on the link because of the dreadful sound quality! 🙄
 
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