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Vantix Biosensor Detects Trace Amounts of Cocaine and Cannabis in Saliva

Earlier this year, the North Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law highlighted the value of a spit test to catch drug drivers. Testing for drugs in saliva is very challenging, but findings announced today by Universal Sensors Ltd (Cambridge, UK) show that its Vantix biosensor technology can detect trace quantities of both cocaine and cannabis in saliva within minutes.

16 Sep 2010

Sensor Technology Deployed in Medical Applications Facilitate Rapid Detection of Ailments

The NHS will be testing on the pills integrated with microchips that can inform the patients of the actual time to have the tablets, by a text message.

13 Sep 2010

ForteBio Launches G Protein Biosensors for Rapid IgG Analysis

ForteBio, a global provider of label-free systems which enhances the production of pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic products, declared the release of its innovative Dip and Read G-Protein biosensor for fast identification and calibration of various sets of immunoglobulin (IgG), which is an antibody molecule, present in mammals.

8 Sep 2010

Introduction of VM into Medical Subsystems

According to guest correspondents Robert Day Lynux Works’ Vice President, and George Brooks Director of business development medical segment, virtual machinery that functions with an inherent hypervisor, detaches the medical subsystem applications from the external world.

24 Aug 2010

New TrueAPI SDK Software Development Kit from Authentec

Authentec, a leading provider of fingerprint sensors, announced the release of a Software Development Kit

17 Aug 2010

New Class of Metamaterial-Inspired Implantable Biosensors

A promising path towards the release of a new class of large area metamaterial structures on implantable, bio-compatible silk substrates was reported by the researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering and Boston University and the journal Advanced Materials recently published it online.

17 Aug 2010