Lab-on-a-chip test successful

A CREDIT card-sized “lab-on-a-chip” which can diagnose infections within minutes has the potential to transform blood testing and medical care in remote parts of the world.

The £60 (€68) plastic device contains an array of miniature pipes and test tubes and only requires a finger prick of blood.

US scientists yesterday reported how the “mChip” (mobile microfluidic chip) was successfully used to test for HIV and syphilis in Rwanda.