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Nanotechnology has developed a device to control bacteria in the water
Bacterial contamination of drinking water is a worldwide problem, which every year operates on millions of people, leads to disease, hospitalization, and even death.
Engineers Israel Institute of Technology has proposed a method which does not require time-consuming and complicated preparation. Ortal Schwartz and Moran Bercovici use of microfluidic chips and the method of charge separation for measuring bacteria in water continuously, not in separate samples, without the need for sample preparation or lab analysis.
Further development of the device can make it possible and convenient control of pollution of water sources, water treatment plants or network of a private house in real time. Potential applications include monitoring of public health, medical diagnostics and food safety. Preliminary tests showed the potential of the new concept, an Israeli nanotechnology. The group hopes to increase the speed of water circulation and bacterial sensitivity, to extend the continuous operation time of the device and to use antibodies instead of anti-microbial peptides to identify specific bacterial species or strains. "We have submitted a provisional patent and hope to commercialize the idea."
Specialist from Australia Michael Breadmore was supported by colleagues: "much remains to be done, but it can be a truly unique platform for continuous monitoring of bacteria".
Source: nauka24news.ru/
Engineers Israel Institute of Technology has proposed a method which does not require time-consuming and complicated preparation. Ortal Schwartz and Moran Bercovici use of microfluidic chips and the method of charge separation for measuring bacteria in water continuously, not in separate samples, without the need for sample preparation or lab analysis.
Further development of the device can make it possible and convenient control of pollution of water sources, water treatment plants or network of a private house in real time. Potential applications include monitoring of public health, medical diagnostics and food safety. Preliminary tests showed the potential of the new concept, an Israeli nanotechnology. The group hopes to increase the speed of water circulation and bacterial sensitivity, to extend the continuous operation time of the device and to use antibodies instead of anti-microbial peptides to identify specific bacterial species or strains. "We have submitted a provisional patent and hope to commercialize the idea."
Specialist from Australia Michael Breadmore was supported by colleagues: "much remains to be done, but it can be a truly unique platform for continuous monitoring of bacteria".
Source: nauka24news.ru/
