Combining magnetic nanoparticles, microfluidics and nuclear magnetic resonance could transform the way tuberculosis and other diseases are diagnosed.
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Chun, A. Nanoparticles offer hope for TB detection. Nature Nanotech 4, 698–699 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.322
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