A group of researchers from the Washington State University They have created a wearable device that is capable of detecting cancer on the spot. His only high-performance electronic instrument is an iPhone. What makes the device really interesting is that it is small and drinkable. It is for now the most advanced device that we can find in this regard, although it is not the only one. However, This detector has 99% accuracy, therefore, it becomes a detection and prevention tool with great results. Let's talk a little more about this portable cancer detector that only requires an iPhone to work.
Perhaps most shocking is that they have used an aging iPhone 5 (2012 model) for testing. They use a spectrometer to analyze eight tests at the same time, thanks to the spectrum of light they are able to determine the amount and variety of chemical agents in the test. It is capable of detecting cancer, at least its biomarkers. However, not just any type of cancer, it focuses on cancer of the lung, liver, breast, prostate and epithelial tissue. A wide spectrum of possibilities that opens with a single test and the need for a smartphone.
As we have already said, the amazing device is capable of analyzing eight different samples at the same time, something that sets it apart from other similar devices. With this, you get up to 99% accuracy in cancer detection. Meanwhile, regarding the use of an iPhone 5, the development team has indicated that it is still a test model, so they will soon adapt it to make it possible run this cancer screening tool on almost any mobile device on the market. An important advance in the field of cancer research, early detection is a really relevant aspect that increases the chances of survival.
An iPhone because the application is made for that phone but all the hardware is on the device, not on the phone, so it could also work on Android if said application is developed, the iPhone is other
An iPhone, because the application is still only developed on iOS, no more. For now, it ONLY works with an iPhone, it could work on Android if someone had invented the device running through Android, but it has not been like that, it works with iOS therefore, it is possible to decide about the need for the iPhone. On the other hand, the hardware of the device is also adapted to the size of the iPhone5, so currently it is totally impossible to do it with any other phone ...
If the device were an Android or a Windows Phone, we would say that it is so. In the same way, in the same post it is indicated that they are thinking of adapting it to other mobile models later.
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