Testers would stand at a patient's bedside, take smaller samples than currently used, and test them for a variety of killer diseases with ease.
The first prototypes should be available for initial testing next year under the £1million project.
Doctor Themis Prodromakis, from the University's Electronic and Computer Sciences department, said the possibilities were 'exciting'.
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