Preventing Cell Lysis with Hafnium Oxide (VIDEO)

Michigan Technological University

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Lab-on-a-chip devices harness electrical signals to measure glucose, tell apart blood type and detect viruses or cancer. But biological samples need protection from the electric fields. A thin layer of hafnium oxide does the trick. It keeps red blood cell lysis in check while preserving the device's electrical fields and is also clear so engineers can still observe the microfluidics and inner workings with a microscope.

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Sanaz Habibi and Ben Jaszczak/Michigan Tech

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