Test could transform liver transplants by predicting complications – scientists

The team hopes it will help surgeons to make immediate, informed decisions regarding a donor liver’s viability pre-transplantation (Alamy/PA)

A new test could allow medics to predict the chances of liver transplants developing complications afterwards in less than 10 minutes, scientists have said.

A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of Edinburgh-based scientists SensiBile and Scottish technology company Integrated Graphene.