Researchers have developed a handheld pinprick blood test that could deliver results in as little as an hour The device uses sound waves to separate different biomarkers from a small blood sample The device could be as good as gold-standard lab blood tests MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows. The portable device, which fits in the palm of a hand, uses sound waves to separate a tiny whole blood sample down into microscopic biomarkers, researchers reported Oct.
16 in the journal . The entire process takes less than 70 minutes, and should be able to deliver precise readings, researchers report. “We’ve developed a technology that is very user-friendly, can be deployed in various settings and provides valuable diagnostic information in a short time frame,” said senior researcher , an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering with the University of Colorado-Boulder.
This isn’t the first time someone’s claimed the creation of a pinprick blood test, and the researchers know it. As far back as 2015, Theranos Inc. promised to detect hundreds of biomarkers with a single drop of blood.
The company’s claims were proven false, and founder Elizabeth Holmes is now serving an 11-year sentence for fraud. This new device works differently, and is based on systematic experiments and peer-reviewed research, its inventors claim. “While what they claimed to do.
