Infectious diseases

Chip-based pathogen tests, rapid infection diagnostics, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Microfluidic Immune Cell EV Profiling for TB Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring

An eight-channel microfluidic chip detected a four-marker tuberculosis-linked vesicle signature in 10 microliters of plasma in 30 minutes.

2026-11-10

Sorting Bacterial Cocultures Using Microfluidic Droplets

A light-triggered microfluidic method lets bacteria grow in liquid droplets before they are sorted and recovered.

2026-11-08

Research Project: Urine Sensing

KIBaChip aims to speed urine infection testing by concentrating bacteria in a microfluidic chip for microscope and AI analysis.

2026-11-04

PV-See: A novel Escherichia coli-based biosensor for PVC microplastic detection

A high school team proposed an E. coli sensor that would use light to signal a cellular response to PVC microplastics.

2026-10-31

Graphene Oxide Microfiber Aptasensor for Neutrophil Monitoring

A graphene oxide-coated optical fiber detected two neutrophil proteins at extremely low concentrations and distinguished septic patients from healthy controls in preliminary testing.

2026-10-25

Skin Patch Tracks Inflammation Around the Clock to Flag Dangerous Changes

NYU Tandon’s SENTINEL project aims to build a microneedle patch that continuously measures inflammation, with human testing planned after development.

2026-10-24

How Biosensors Are Detecting Plant Diseases Before Symptoms Appear

Biosensors can spot pathogen molecules and plant stress signals days before crop disease becomes visible.

2026-10-13

A ‘society on a chip’ reveals how viruses spread

A 444-chamber microfluidic chip shows how cell density, movement, and susceptibility can reshape viral transmission.

2026-10-12

Genetic characterization of gut-associated Clostridium perfringens isolates from Austrian animals using a combination of established and novel methods

A targeted DNA microarray mapped toxin and resistance genes in Austrian animal-associated C. perfringens isolates.

2026-10-12

Novel Biosensor Uses DNA Barcodes to Uncover Disease Signals in Cells

Gladstone's Detectron biosensor converts selected RNA signals into sequenceable DNA barcodes.

2026-10-10

From Population Genomics to Clinical Diagnostics: UNC and Tulane Researchers Advance CRISPR-Based NTM Detection

A microfluidic CRISPR chip identified 15 NTM targets in patient specimens in about 3.5 hours.

2026-10-09

Arthritis models for studying chikungunya virus joint inflammation

Arthritis models and joint-on-chip devices could expose how chikungunya drives persistent inflammation inside human joints.

2026-10-04