Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a novel lab-on-a-chip infection test that could provide less expensive and faster portable diagnostics. The chip, known as TriSilix, is a ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --Scientists have successfully miniaturized the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, the technology that powers the most popular tests for detecting viruses and bacteria in biological ...

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A tiny new silicon-based lab-on-chip test could pave the way for cheap handheld infectious disease testing. The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory ...

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The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory' which performs a miniature version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the spot. PCR is the ...