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UNM researchers create virus device
Jessica Bennett | September 2Researchers at the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering have developed a portable device to aid rural areas of the state in the early detection of viruses, specifically the hantavirus. The device, an electrochemical immunosensor, has the potential to save lives by allowing infected persons to seek treatment quickly and an infectious outbreak to be instantly located and isolated, said Ebtisam Wilkins, a chemical and nuclear engineering professor who headed the development of the handheld device.
