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Friday, 29 April 2011 14:39 |
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The Poznań chemists have construed a unique nanobiodetector.
The Poznań scientists from the Laboratory for Materials Physicochemistry and Nanotechnology of the Chemistry Department at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań have construed a unique nanobiodetector. The device uses nanofibrils conducting electric current which enable to detect microogranisms and determine whether they are living or dead and, thus, not dangerous for people. The test takes only several seconds. The team directed by professor Jerzy J. Langer has also developed an original measurement systems. In the course of the research financed by the American agency DARPA, it has turned out that the active detection element enables to detect very small quantity of bacterial spores what is of great importance to eg. assess risk of a bioterrorist attack. Developed systems are to be protected by a patent. |
