Tiny, personal blood testing laboratory gets under your skin
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The prototype device is designed to be implanted under the skin and transmit blood test results wirelessly to a computer
The implant is powered by and transmits data to a patch outside the body
This prototype implant can detect up to five proteins and organic acids at once (Photo: EPFL)
The implant relays results wirelessly to a patch that then relays them via Bluetooth to a mobile phone, which sends them to a computer over a mobile phone network
This prototype implant measures about 14 mm and comprises five sensors, a coil for wireless power as well a miniaturized electronics for radio communication (Photo: EPFL)
The prototype device measures 14 mm long and has a volume of just a few cubic millimeters (Photo: EPFL)
The implant is powered by and transmits data to a patch outside the body (Photo: EPFL)
Article Summary
Blood tests usually involve drawing some blood out of the body. Now scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed an implant that allows blood to be analyzed from within the body, with results then transmitted wirelessly to a computer. While still at the experimental stage, the device could make it easier for health care providers to monitor the chronically ill and provide more personalized treatment to cancer patients.
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