SPR Biosensor: New Label-Free Technology

Dr. Masson from the Université de Montréal has developed a high efficiency surface plasmon resonance (SPR) instrument capable of equaling the resolution obtained by high end SPR instruments. The apparatus relies on a simple and improved optical path using wavelength interrogation. This avoids the need for moving parts with highly precise alignments, producing a low-maintenance and highly portable instrument. Its unique design also ensures constant, high resolution.

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Microparticles for Treatment of Angiogenic-Related Diseases

Dr. Hardy and his team from the CHU Sainte-Justine discovered that shed-membrane microparticles of lymphocyte T (LMP) have strong antiangiogenic properties and direct antineoplastic effect on several cancer cell lines. These major findings support that LMP could be used for treating cancer and angiogenic diseases such as retinopathy of prematurity and age-related macular degeneration.

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MR-SUB: The "Fantastic Voyage"

Because of the high number of patients diagnosed with cancer, tumor targeting, target chemotherapy and chemoembolization are of special interest for modern medicine. Nevertheless, many tumors are still out of reach to catheterization (in particular the ones that must be targeted in regions only accessible through smaller diameter vessels). Some 40 years after the release of the "Fantastic Voyage", Prof. Sylvain Martel, from École Polytechnique de Montreal, came up with the solution: he developed a MRI based platform which enables to reach targets usually inaccessible to catheterization. Its applications include cells targeting, chemoembolization and local hyperthermia. 

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Real-time Detection of known files

Recently, companies and government agencies have lost and paid out billions of dollars from data breach fallout. Any organization that needs to control or ensure the transmission of files now has the opportunity to go beyond current limited data-loss protection systems. Prof. Jean-Pierre David, from École Polytechnique de Montreal, proposes a solution that enables high speed and real-time detections (10Gbit/s and more) of any kinds of known files over a network. Therefore, this system could be implemented directly at a company gateway (to secure data from leaving or entering into an organization) or even at a country gateway (homeland security).

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Filterless Color Imaging Sensor

You probably own a color imaging sensor. They are almost everywhere (cellular phones or digital still cameras, or within high-end applications). In 2005, almost 700 million sensors have been produced, shipped and integrated within products.

Based on the principle of depth of penetration of electromagnetic rays, Prof. Audet from École Polytechnique de Montreal developed a new kind of color image sensor.  His solution offers potential for reducing the size as well as power consumption while improving the sensitivity. Therefore, it could provide a 4-megapixel sensor for the size of a current 2-megapixel sensor found within cellular phones.

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