Microneedle patch with plasmonic fluor, ultrabright gold nanolables (IMAGE)
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Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest from interstitial fluid and, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, allow clinicians to detect its presence.
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Image: Sisi Cao
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