New York, Oct 26 (Ians) Researchers have demonstrated that they can identify Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in the air by employing a nanotechnology-packed bubble that ruptures when it comes into contact with the virus.
According to the team, such a detector could be positioned on a wall or ceiling, or in an air duct, where there’s constant air movement, to alert occupants immediately when even a trace level of the virus is present.
“There is a need for this kind of low-cost detection system,” said researcher Lance Hubbard from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US.
“Perhaps it could be implemented in schools, or in hospitals or emergency rooms before patients have been fully assessed — anywhere you need to know immediately that the virus is present,” he added.
For the study, published in the journal Mrs Communications, the team created a new kind of micelle, one that is...
According to the team, such a detector could be positioned on a wall or ceiling, or in an air duct, where there’s constant air movement, to alert occupants immediately when even a trace level of the virus is present.
“There is a need for this kind of low-cost detection system,” said researcher Lance Hubbard from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US.
“Perhaps it could be implemented in schools, or in hospitals or emergency rooms before patients have been fully assessed — anywhere you need to know immediately that the virus is present,” he added.
For the study, published in the journal Mrs Communications, the team created a new kind of micelle, one that is...
- 10/26/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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