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Tiny vortexes help detect dangerous viruses

Whirlpools efficiently trap cells, bacteria and other larger bioparticles to purify samples for biomedical tests

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Duke University

Green Whirlpools Trapping Biomolecules

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Whirlpools efficiently trap cells, bacteria and other larger bioparticles to purify samples for biomedical tests.

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Credit: Tony Jun Huang, Duke University

Journal

Science Advances

DOI

10.1126/sciadv.adt5464

Method of Research

Experimental study

Subject of Research

Not applicable

Article Title

Rapid and comprehensive detection of viral antibodies and nucleic acids via an acoustofluidic integrated molecular diagnostics chip: AIMDx

Article Publication Date

15-Jan-2025

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