Bioengineering

Research aim to improve glucose-sensing using colloidal quantum dots

Despite industry’s emphasis on cell engineering and expansion, better starting materials are the foundation of the manufacturing revolution

Everything from pregnancy tests to glucose strips rely on microfluidics, including COVID-19 tests

The biosensor was able to differentiate viral RNA loads, an important indicator of the progress of infection

Called PanSeer, the test detected cancer in 91 percent of samples from individuals who had been asymptomatic when the samples were collected

Currently, the only way to diagnose genetic disorders in developing fetuses is by retrieving trophoblasts through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling

Finding could lead to better clinical disease monitoring

WPI researcher's new liquid biopsy chip, made of carbon nanotubes, snares circulating cancer cells with far greater sensitivity and could make it possible to detect early-stage tumors, predict the course of a cancer, and monitor the effects of therapy

Study is the first step in bioengineering human uterus to treat endometrial diseases