Inexpensive, self-driven microfluidic chip rapidly detects Hepatitis C virus in about 45 minutes

Hepatitis C affects more than 354 million people worldwide. About 75 to 85 percent of people who have it get a long-term infection referred to as chronic Hepatitis C. Left untreated, it could lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver failure.

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