In this way, the system could ultimately be carried onto the battlefield and used to produce treatments at the point of care. A liquid containing the desired chemical trigger is first fed into the reactor, to mix with the cells, researchers said. The system can be used to produce a single dose of treatment from a compact device containing a small droplet of cells in a liquid, researchers said. Now a portable production system, designed to manufacture a range of biopharmaceuticals on demand, has been developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in the US. Washington, Jul 30 (PTI) MIT researchers have developed a a new production system that can be carried to a battlefield and used to produce treatments or manufacture a vaccine to prevent a disease outbreak in a remote village.

Source: India Today July 30, 2016 12:11 UTC