"Whispering gallery" biosensor detects the smallest viruses

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Researchers led by Professor Stephen Arnold at Polytechnic Institute of New York University have developed a new ultra-sensitive biosensor. Currently undergoing commercial development, the sensor is designed to inexpensively identify viruses in a doctor’s office within a matter of minutes instead of the weeks needed by conventional techniques ... and it can detect even the smallest RNA virus particle, MS2, which weighs only six attograms (10^-18 grams). .. Continue Reading "Whispering gallery" biosensor detects the smallest viruses

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Biosensor, Laser, Medical, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology

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