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miDIAGNOSTICS Looks to Change the Way Healthcare is Delivered

New technology will allow on-chip tests using small volumes of blood that can be processed in minutes.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

The ability to take a few drops of blood to run a series of diagnostic tests, getting the results almost instantaneously, would be a huge benefit to care givers and patients alike. miDIAGNOSTICS, a collaboration between imec and The Johns Hopkins University, is making major strides in solving this challenge.   The ultimate goal of miDIAGNOSTICS is to change the way healthcare is managed, through the development of fast, affordable Point of Care/Point of Need on-chip diagnostic devices.   Usi...

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