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posted by takyon on Tuesday December 12 2017, @06:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the gentle-zapping dept.

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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/


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  • (Score: 2) by inertnet on Tuesday December 12 2017, @02:31PM (1 child)

    by inertnet (4071) on Tuesday December 12 2017, @02:31PM (#608728) Journal

    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

      by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 12 2017, @03:34PM (#608755)
      "But first we are going to need to encapsulate you in paraffin wax and slice you into thin slices on this microtome. "
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