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Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., senior author and an associate professor (on the left); and Sandhya Sharma, Ph.D., in the Asghar Laboratory. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
NEW LOW-COST DEVICE RAPIDLY, ACCURATELY DETECTS HEPATITIS C INFECTION
August 03, 2022
Researchers have developed a portable microfluidic platform that rapidly and accurately detects Hepatitis C infection without the need for trained technicians, expensive equipment or a laboratory.
Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes.
DEVICE DIRECTS SPERM TO ‘GO AGAINST THE FLOW’ TO HELP INFERTILITY
March 31, 2022
The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. Guided by a directional movement called rheotaxis, sperm cells swim...
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D., (seated) senior author, pictured with the dexterous artificial hand used for the study. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
NOVEL WEARABLE ARMBAND HELPS USERS OF PROSTHETIC HANDS TO ‘GET A GRIP’
February 11, 2022
Researchers from Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science investigated whether people could precisely control the grip...
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., principal investigator and an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵLANDS $1.3 MILLION NIH GRANT FOR RAPID, AUTOMATED HIV SELF-TEST
January 20, 2022
Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...