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Tiny Springboards Detect Viruses in Fluids Monday, January 19, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Viruses can now be detected directly in fluids, thanks to microscopic diving boards that vibrate when the pathogenic particles stick to cellular proteins. The findings could eventually lead to better blood tests and more sensitive ways of measuring whether new drugs are binding to their targets. Microcantilevers — which look like springboards but are only 0.5 millimeters long and just 1 micrometer thick — wobble and bend in response to different forces. (source: nature.com)
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