Lab-on-a-Chip (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Lab-on-a-Chip

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A device uses sound waves to detect the stiffness of an extracellular matrix, a structural network that contains cells. Changes in the stiffness of this structure can indicate the spread of disease.

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Purdue University photo/Kayla Wiles

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