New silicon probe a breakthrough to fight diseases (photos)

IBM scientists, based in Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a flexible microscopic probe made from silicon that will help researchers and pathologists take tissue samples for drug studies and disease diagnostics.

The probe is made up of a silicon microfluidic head with two microchannels. The head head re-aspirates the liquid that it injects into a patient preventing the spread and accumulation of the liquid on the surface, which can lead to overexposure.

Here's more from IBM's press release.

Source: IBM Research - Zurich via flickr