Tufts Researchers Design Bio-Friendly Optical Platform For Sensing Applications In Medicine, Health, Environment, Communications

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve. Scientists at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to design such “living” optical elements that could enable an entirely new class of sensors.

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Filed under: Biology on August 11th, 2008