biosensor

Now a face mask that detects COVID-19 like RT-PCR tests

The SARS-CoV-2 biosensor is based on the wearable freeze-dried cell-free (wFDCF) technology, which involves extracting and freeze-drying the molecular machinery that cells use to read DNA and produce RNA and proteins.

Jun 30, 2021, 09:24 AM IST

Low-cost wearable device to monitor diabetes through sweat

The wearable diagnostic biosensor can detect three interconnected compounds - cortisol, glucose and interleukin-6 - in sweat for up to a week without loss of signal integrity.

Jun 25, 2017, 15:45 PM IST

New biosensor controls body's drug levels in real time

In a study published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, the researchers showed that the technology could continuously regulate the level of a chemotherapy drug in living animals.

May 16, 2017, 00:43 AM IST