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Researchers from MIT and Harvard have demonstrated a cutting-edge biosensor technology by developing a face mask that can detect SARS-CoV-2 in a wearers breath within just 90 minutes. The sensor technology can be programmed to detect any kind of virus or toxin and is small enough to be integrated into clothing fabrics.
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We have essentially shrunk an entire diagnostic laboratory down into a small, synthetic biology-based sensor that works with any face mask, and combines the high accuracy of PCR tests with the speed and low cost of antigen tests, says Nguyen.
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Preliminary tests show the diagnostic face mask delivers highly accurate results, comparable to current PCR tests, the gold standard for SARS-CoV-2 detection. Nguyen notes the face mask is the most market-ready product the wFDCF team has developed so far but the technology offers a huge variety of uses beyond just COVID-19 diagnostics.
This technology could be incorporated into lab coats for scientists working with hazardous materials or pathogens, scrubs for doctors and nurses, or the uniforms of first responders and military personnel who could be exposed to dangerous pathogens or toxins, such as nerve gas, says Nina Donghia, a co-author on the new study.
https://newatlas.com/science/face-mask-detects-coronavirus-mit-harvard-biosensor/
Hekate
(100,133 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(13,381 posts)Hope the masks aren't just for rich people.
Everyone should be safe.
chowder66
(12,498 posts)AllyCat
(18,987 posts)Love this!!
SergeStorms
(20,803 posts)Don't expect to get a republican to wear anything all "sciencey" and stuff. If it doesn't involve the entrails of a chicken they won't have anything to do with it.
barbtries
(31,346 posts)i want a pack.
sarchasm
(1,316 posts)Hah! Its poetry in motion
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littlemissmartypants
(34,320 posts)SoCalDavidS
(10,599 posts)BigmanPigman
(55,518 posts)ShazzieB
(22,860 posts)Especially since they don't require compliance from virus scoffing maskholes to work!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)ananda
(35,489 posts)!!!
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Jim G.
(14,814 posts)Weak.
Yonnie3
(19,567 posts)Jim G.
(14,814 posts)Yonnie3
(19,567 posts)Jim G.
(14,814 posts)But these science deniers & MAGAts are a sorry lot,
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