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A team of researchers at the University of Texas, El Paso, has succeeded in developing a portable device that can detect colorectal cancer and prostate cancer more quickly and efficiently compared to traditional methods.
The device relies on “microfluidics technology (focusing on studying and analyzing fluids at very precise scales, usually in the micrometer range), which means that it is able to perform multiple functions using very small amounts of fluids.”
The device uses an innovative structure known as a “sheet in a polymer pool,” in which “the patient’s blood samples are inserted into small wells on a special type of paper that captures cancer protein biomarkers within minutes. The color of the paper changes according to the intensity of the color, indicating the type and extent of the cancer.” “Advance it.”
The research team explained, “This method can be applied to a wide range of cancer types, meaning that the device can analyze a sample within one hour, compared to 16 hours using some traditional methods.”
The results of the study showed that “the device has a sensitivity of about 10 times higher than traditional methods, even without the need for specialized tools, meaning that it is able to detect cancer biomarkers in smaller quantities, which are usually present in the early stages of cancer.”
This innovation reflects “particular importance in developing countries, where high cancer mortality rates are recorded as a result of barriers to medical diagnosis.”
In this context, Shio Jun Lee, who works in the university’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said: “Our new device is distinguished by its low cost, which does not exceed a few dollars, and its high sensitivity, which makes accurate diagnosis available to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. That is, it is a device.” Portable, fast, and eliminates the need for specialized tools.”