iHealthtech
NUS Researchers Develop World’s First Smart Bandage That Detects Multiple Biomarkers For Onsite Chronic Wound Monitoring
Prof Lim Chwee Teck (left) and Dr Gao Yuji (right) were the lead researchers of the NUS team that developed the VeCare platform to monitor chronic wounds. A research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with …
NUS Researchers Develop World’s First Blood Test For Real-Time Monitoring Of Cancer Treatment Success
Cancer patients who are undergoing targeted therapy can look forward to a new blood test that could tell their doctors whether the treatment is working, within one day after the start of the treatment. This will significantly speed up the evaluation process and enable doctors to make adjustments to the treatment plan, if necessary, to …
On-site COVID-19 Test Results In One Hour
COVID-19 screening can soon be conducted directly at various testing stations, and patients can get their test results in about an hour from the time they get a nasal swab. A team of NUS researchers has developed a portable COVID-19 micro-PCR diagnostic system – called Epidax – that enables rapid and accurate on-site screening of infectious …