/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10701/all en /newsroom/channels/news/nano-sized-traps-show-promise-diagnosing-pathogenic-bacterial-infections-288324 <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> Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:09:44 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 64951 at /newsroom