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New paper-based device to make on-spot glucose testing using smartphone
Updated On: 28 March, 2024 02:19 PM IST | Jodhpur | IANS
This device can provide on-the-spot glucose testing results without requiring technical or sophisticated laboratory settings. Additionally, it is designed to be cost-effective and biodegradable, with the current cost at only about Rs. 10 in the lab
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a new low-cost, paper-based analytical device that can be connected to smartphones to provide on-spot detection of glucose levels.
The device carries a lab-based functionalised biodegradable paper which changes colour based on the level and amount of glucose present.
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