As nucleic acid testing is playing a vital role in increasingly many research fields, the need
for rapid on-site testing methods is also increasing. The test procedure often consists of …

The contamination of air, water and soil by heavy metal ions is one of the most serious
problems plaguing the environment. These metal ions are characterized by a low …

Food quality and safety are important to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses.
Currently, laboratory scale analysis, which takes several days to complete, is the main way …

This paper describes the fabrication opportunities that Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) offer for
electronic and biomedical engineering. Historically, PCB substrates have been used to …

High rates of new cervical cancer cases and deaths occur in low-and middle-income
countries yearly, and one reason was found related to limitation of regular cervical cancer …

Detecting foodborne pathogens on-site is crucial for ensuring food safety, necessitating the
development of rapid, cost-effective, highly sensitive, and portable devices. This paper …

The realization of electrochemical nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) at the point of
care (POC) is highly desirable, but it remains a challenge given their high cost and lack of …

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the etiological agent of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes
zoster (shingles). VZV infections are ubiquitous and highly contagious, and diagnosis is …

Both sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products, which include antiseptics, have been
recalled due to Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) contamination. Therefore, minimizing …

In this work, the antibacterial properties of nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) surfaces are
explored by incorporating them as walls in a simple-to-fabricate microchannel device …