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In a study published recently in Angewandte Chemie [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709271] [DX], researchers demonstrated that an imaging technique called scanning electrochemical microscopy could become a very useful medical tool. Rather than having to use additional chemicals like dyes or fluorescent markers to get a good look at tissue, this method uses electrochemical probes to detect natural biomolecules around the tissue.
In this study, the researchers used soft microelectrodes that were brushed gently across tissue samples. While it moved across them, it measured the electrical current produced by certain chemicals in the tissues to get an idea of the physical structure of that tissue as well as its composition.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/08/researchers-electric-currents-detect-cancer-human/
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Tuesday December 12 2017, @02:31PM (1 child)
No comments yet so I'll start.
I see a market for this. Imagine a clinic where this could happen: "please get undressed, one of my lovely assistants will come by shortly to brush you gently."
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Tuesday December 12 2017, @03:34PM