/engineering/taxonomy/term/567/all en /engineering/article/news/nano-sized-traps-show-promise-diagnosing-pathogenic-bacterial-infections <p>A new type of “lab on a chip” developed by ƻ����Ժ scientists has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes.</p> <p>The device designed by Sara Mahshid, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at ƻ����Ժ, is made of nano-sized “islands,” about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair, which act as bacterial traps or snares.</p> Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:34:06 +0000 Justin Dupuis 7790 at /engineering