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VTT Prints Morphine Test on Paper

Uses printing to manufacture drug tests

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

VTT is the first in the world to have developed a drug test printed on paper. VTT used antibodies – produced by methods of molecular biology – as morphine sensing molecules when creating this printing technology-based morphine test. Using printing technology to manufacture rapid tests enables high production volumes and low production costs.   A paper-based test enables a rapid analysis of whether a compound – in this case, morphine – is present in a given sample. Possible future applications ...

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