Everyday office paper tests for pregnancy, medical conditions
Researchers are developing a special process meant to replace the custom “paper” found in home pregnancy and other tests with plain old office paper — a way of creating ultracheap methods of medical testing that could quickly diagnose pregnancy, malaria, diabetes, and more.
Researchers could coat the paper in an industrial solvent, print biomolecules using an inkjet printer, and perform medical tests.
(Credit: Daniel Ratner/University of Washington )
Ultimately, the idea is to replace the current standard, which relies on a membrane called nitrocellulose that sticks to molecules of…
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