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NewsTiny vortices help detect dangerous viruses
Due to the specific wavelengths of vibrations used to create these tiny whirlpools, they efficiently trap cells, bacteria and other larger bioparticles found in saliva while leaving antibodies and viruses free to flow forward through multiple biosensing chambers.
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NewsScientists deploy sound waves as acoustic tweezers to separate viruses from saliva
Researchers have described a platform that uses sound waves as acoustic tweezers to sort viruses from other compounds in a liquid. In demonstrations, the method quickly and accurately separates viruses from large and small particles in human saliva samples.