NTU develops potential ‘game changer’ for quick detection of cancers, diseases from blood samples

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A patent-pending chip can be used to help directly isolate blood plasma from blood in 30 minutes.

The NTU team consisting of Associate Professor Hou Han Wei, research fellow Leong Sheng Yuan and research engineer Lok Wan Wei, with TTSH’s Associate Professor Rinkoo Dalan.

The current method of isolating blood plasma by centrifugation involves multiple steps and can take up to an hour. Compared to other devices, this prototype is able to siphon biological particles that are smaller than a micron, which is about 100 to 200 times smaller than the diameter of a strand of human hair.

This collaboration allowed the team to test the clinical safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of the chip.

 

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