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  • Crumpled graphene makes ultra-sensitive cancer DNA detector

    Mar 24, 2020 9:45 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    graphic: crumpled graphene. Image courtesy of Mohammad Heiranian

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    • graphic: crumpled graphene. Image courtesy of Mohammad Heiranian

    Illinois researchers found that crumpling graphene in DNA sensors made it tens of thousands of times more sensitive, making it a feasible platform for liquid biopsy.