New Microchip Technology Spurs Vision of Wireless Blood & Urine Testing for Home Use

A newly developed microchip technology could usher in a new era of home-based complex laboratory tests to test fluids, such as blood, urine, water, food, and DNA. This microchip technology can transmit test results wirelessly to physicians. This new technology is being developed by researchers with the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. The tests require sample sizes that are smaller than ever before and only require a droplet equal to one-trillionth of a liter. The sample droplet is so small that only high-speed cameras attached to microscopes can capture the images. This new method . . .