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Penn collaboration works to answer a fundamental nanotechnology question

Penn collaboration works to answer a fundamental nanotechnology question

Physicists have invented a new type of graphene-based sensor that could one day be used as a low-cost diagnostic system able to test for biomarker molecules, which are indicative of disease states.

Ali Sundermier

Using nanotechnology to expand health care access

Using nanotechnology to expand health care access

A team is using commercially available nanotechnology to develop a low-cost, handheld diagnostic device that can monitor HIV. This device would increase access to high-quality treatment of HIV in developing countries and lower the cost of health care in the U.S.