SPEDs: Self-powered, Paper-based Electrochemical Devices
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2017-08-22

A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses - powered only by the user’s touch - and reads out the color-coded test results, making it easy for non-experts to understand.  More:  http://bit.ly/speds-martinez

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Ramses Martinez, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

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