'Edible optics' could make food safer
Tufts researchers design bio-friendly optical platform for sensing applications in medicine, health, environment, communications
11-Aug-2008 -
Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve.
Scientists at Tufts University's School of ...
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