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2024: Announcement of the home rapid diagnostics system for biological fluids
On October 25, 2024, representatives of MIPT announced the development of a home rapid diagnostics system for biological fluids. The set for home express diagnostics consists of a special color calibrator and a test strip, and a smartphone acts as a diagnostic device. It is the blocks on the color calibrator that allow the smartphone to read data from the test strip using the camera, regardless of external conditions. The developed system allows you to analyze up to 14 parameters of biological fluids (saliva, urine, blood), including: glucose, ketones, microalbumin, nitrites, hemoglobin and white blood cells. Read more here.
2023
Saliva collecting device came out
On July 10, 2023, the American Chemical Society (ACS) announced the development of a device called CandyCollect that makes the process of collecting saliva for diagnostic purposes more pleasant and completely invisible to patients. Researchers from the University of Washington took part in creating the solution. Read more here.
The first saliva biobank is being created in Russia
Specialists Sechenov University at the end of June 2023 announced the start of work on the creation of the first Russia in the biobank saliva as part of the Priority 2030 strategic academic leadership program. The collection of samples will allow developing methods for diagnosing and treating diseases by studying the correspondence between the levels of certain biomarkers in saliva and the state of the body, the university said. More. here