Recently, STMicrolectronics (ST) company Veredus laboratories of the Singapore jointly developed can detect flu virus (avian influenza), and other pathogens, and instrumentation with just two hours of microchips.
This new type of nail size microchips can within two hours of lump-sum analysis detected multiple pathogens, including A type and B-type human influenza virus, viral resistance and virus variants (such as the H5N1 avian influenza virus), etc.
By contrast, the current market other products can only be detected by a pathogen, and often take several days to arrive at the result.This new chip combines two test technology: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gene microarray (Microarray), this is the first in the world.
Researchers said in a test using a combination of the two test technology can detect more sensitive and accurate. In addition, the device also includes a thermal control system, optical scanners, used to generate reports and complete analysis of STIn-Check software. Microarray detection components can be added through the upgrade of the new variant strain DNA sequences. This unit last year at the National University Hospital for an assessment test. Its detection rates and the market of other similar detection, but STMicrolectronics company has not disclosed the specific chip prices.
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