/channels/news_feeds/all/term/bacterial%20traps/rss en /channels/channels/news/nano-sized-traps-show-promise-diagnosing-pathogenic-bacterial-infections-288324 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A new type of ā€œlab on a chipā€ developed by ±«ÓćÖ±²„ scientists has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes.</p> <p>The device designed by Sara Mahshid, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at ±«ÓćÖ±²„, is made of nano-sized ā€œislands,ā€ about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair, which act as bacterial traps or snares.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/image-5.png?itok=iR2f3qVe" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:16:46 +0000 webfull 139180 at /channels