Singapore university creates first laser-powered device able to trap and move a single virus


NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering research fellow Li Zhenyu holding up the NTU-invented digital virus manipulation chip. - NTU SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): In a first of its kind, a laser-powered device that can trap and move a single virus around using light has been created in Singapore.

The device is able to trap, transport and sort viruses of different sizes and types. So far, it has been proven to work on adenoviruses - a group of common viruses measuring 90 to 120 nanometre (nm) in diameter that can cause cold-like symptoms.

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