De successfully developed rapid diagnostic tests in vitro micro lab

As far as Germany Fraunhofer Institute website reported that recently, the Institute scientists successfully developed a set of miniature laboratory systems, in the field of complex biological tests, and get within 30 minutes.

The system is expected in the near future on the market.

With the development of medical technology, many of the disease has been confirmed by laboratory tests.

However, patients had to face the reality, that is, from the samples sent to the laboratory, to the analysis of results to return to the doctor's hands, you will need to wait a long time, sometimes even a few days to a week or two. But for many diseases, rapid diagnosis is critical for successful treatment. However, patients are perhaps in the future in the consulting room, waiting for a very short time you can get the test results. It benefited from the Fraunhofer Institute for the study of seven staff work together in a project, they are in vitro diagnostic developed a micro-modular platforms, such as blood and saliva samples of different creatures, the doctor can directly in the consulting room for quick testing.

This miniature laboratory's core part is a with a different sensor matching disposable plastic test cartridge.

Examination, the doctor into the appropriate reagent, reagent contains some material that can be confirmed if the samples contain the corresponding Antigen. For different problems, testing platforms offer different testing methods. Perform the examination, the doctor will inject the appropriate sample material test cartridge, the test will automatically. Researchers say they have already optimized the testing process, a separate analysis steps in as many as 500 parallel detection reactions. Therefore, even sophisticated analysis, the doctor will soon receive laboratory results.

As a result of the in vitro diagnostic platform modular design principle is very flexible, researchers believe that it is applicable in nearly all biological problems.

In the future, by developing a new module, you may be able to achieve the samples in the detection of DNA level. Remove the medical market, the platform may also apply to food analysis or doping control, etc.