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Technology News...
The University of Twente, En-
schedde, NL with Micronit Mi-
crofluidics have developed a Lab
on a Chip: Educational kit &
course. The course materials
and practical kit are currently be-
ing tested on highschools in The
Netherlands.The practical kit is
available for sale, and can be ordered from Micronit Microfluidics
A new monthly Newsletter, LSIPR - Life Sciences IP Review - has been
launched. See the first issue
DNA Machines Inch Forward to DNA-based biosensing. DNA’s
flexibility and simplicity has also been harnessed to create an easily
regenerated biosensor by WeihongTan at the University of Florida.
DNA was used to create a sensor capable of easily switching from its
“on” state back to its “off” state which was demonstrated using ATP
as a target molecule
Diagnosing Patients at an Early Stage. Scientists at Norway’s
research institute SINTEF have developed the world’s first sensor
capable of measuring individual particles in a blood sample. The sen-
sor comprises a thin silicon membrane
– about three hundred times thinner
than a single hair. It is perforated with
hundreds of small holes arranged in
a regular pattern - called a photonic
crystal which amplifies parts of the light
spectrum. The project began as a joint
project with the Stanford University and
Oslo University
The blood sample is pumped
through the photonic crystals.“The
right” molecules are trapped and
analyzed. (ill: SINTEF ICT)