Can you imagine that a small disk can carry out all the necessary medical tests that make a fully equipped lab?
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Researchers at the Institute of Microcomputers and Information Technology in Freiburg, Germany, have invented this particular device, which is not only portable, but it can also provide quick results in urgent cases.
"The device works in this way: the doctor takes a sample from the patient and then puts it on the device. Two hours after he clicks on the edit button, the doctor gets information about the patient's pathogenesis and decides what treatment is needed, "says physicist Daniel Mark.
The operation of the mini-lab is simple. Inside the machine, the DNA of the blood is analyzed and examined. If the genetic sample taken matches a pathogen, then a mark appears on the screen.
Similar devices can be used at airports to check passengers if they carry transmissible diseases or when there is a risk of pandemic.
Food safety is another field where this device can be used. The Center for Proficiency and Analysis of Modern Foods in Berlin has tried this disc-workshop.
"In the future, food safety issues will be much more complex than today. Checks with many different parameters will certainly increase and will be a constant need. With mini-lab technology, we can standardize this process, "explains Wolfgang Hauser.
But the most important application of the mini-lab will be hospitals, where doctors will most often have to make very quick decisions about the fate of their patients. The mini lab helps effectively in this quick decision making.
Of course, it will take several more patient checks this year to pass this device to the mass production stage.
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