"Mini chip" accurately detects HIV in 15 minutes

According to the British Daily Mail report, recently, the newly developed "mini chip" can accurately detect 100% of the presence of AIDS in less than 15 minutes. This portable blood test device can diagnose whether it is infected by a virus within a few minutes and is known as a major breakthrough for developing countries against HIV.

The blood test device is only the size of a credit card, so it is named "mini chip" and can test the rate of HIV infection in Rwanda with 100% accuracy. Hundreds of tests have been conducted in a town in the Rwandan capital of Kigali.

The plastic device was developed by scientists at the University of Columbia and costs only $1. Samuel Sia, head of the study, said: "The newly designed mini-chip blood tester is more easily applied to patients around the world, rather than let them go to the clinic to draw blood, wait a few days after the blood test As a result, the mini-chip punctures the skin at once to collect blood and analyzes the blood condition through optical instruments.

The collected blood samples underwent 10 tests in the device and approximately 15 minutes of positive or negative results with AIDS or syphilis. The test results are presented in a single-color bar, which is very similar to the pregnancy test. It is easier to use and easier to understand.

The low cost and effectiveness of mini-chips have now become a major medical breakthrough for developing countries to resist AIDS. The price of drugs for detecting AIDS has been too expensive to be applied globally. At present, researchers hope to increase sexually transmitted diseases in pregnant women in Africa.