Nanotechnology urine test could detect deadly blood clots

Blood clots, often unexposed until they break away and result in a stroke or heart attack, can form for a number of reasons in anyone. But now, researchers from MIT have developed a simple urine test that uses nanoparticles to detect thrombin, a major blood-clotting element. The researchers, who published the details of their system in the journal ACS Nano, hope this test could be used to monitor patients who are at high risk for blood clots...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news