Mihmet Yigit, a materials scientist and assistant chemistry
professor from the University at Albany, developed a urine test kit that can
detect disease biomarkers from Ebola and other deadly diseases. The test uses a
gold nanoprobe sensor to detect the presence of the biomarkers and the sample
changes from purple to red within minutes. Then the technicians use absorbance
spectroscopy to accurately measure the color change.
When testing the accuracy of the product, 24/25 samples were
accurately detected. The test even detects each of the 4 subtypes of Ebola. The
results are published in Advanced
Healthcare Materials.
Currently, the lab is looking at developing a test for Zika virus.
Previous work has included identifying breast cancer biomarkers and methods for
mercury detection in the environment and body.
The team is motivated to develop fast-acting detection
techniques in order to make real-time diagnosis a reality, which can be
particularly useful in global health settings.
Read more here: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-biochemist-technique-rapidly-ebola-virus.html
~jazzmin
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