A Skin Patch to Measure Tumor Size over Time
“Medical researchers and chemical engineers at National Tsing Hua University and Taipei Medical University, both in Taiwan, have created a skin patch capable of monitoring the size of a tumor just beneath the skin. Such tumors, according to the researchers, are not removed due to a variety of medical reasons. Instead, they are often treated with drugs or radiation therapy while doctors monitor the tumor size to determine if the therapies are working via tests such as MRIs. . . . . The skin patch is a stretchy sticker-like material composed of a soft plastic featuring nanoparticles of hafnium — which is a metal created by mixing silver and oxygen. The addition of hafnium, according to the researchers, enables the patch to function as a monitoring device.” MORE
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