Sunday, February 8, 2015

Cheap Smartphone Dongle Diagnoses HIV And Syphilis In 15 Minutes



Cheap Smartphone Dongle Diagnoses HIV And Syphilis In 15 Minutes

Developed by researchers at Columbia Engineering, the low-cost dongle can simultaneously detect two markers from syphilis, and one from HIV, in just 15 minutes. What’s more, it only requires a finger prick of blood, and runs on power drawn from the smartphone, eliminating the need for extra batteries.



February 8, 2015 at 06:40PM

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