A graphene-based nanoelectronic sensor would have shown its effectiveness in rapidly detecting seizures.asthma and improve the management of respiratory pathologies, according to the results of a study published in the journal mediBiosystems and Nanoengineering. A new therapeutic route that would prevent hospitalizations and deaths. Asthma, which causes inflammation of the airway and obstructs the flow of air. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Other serious lung conditions are concerned such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Non-invasive methods for diagnosing and monitoringasthma are now limited. They can only characterize the nature and degree of inflammation of the respiratory tract. They require expensive and bulky equipment that patients cannot easily keep with them. There is an urgent need for improved, minimally invasive methods for the molecular diagnosis and monitoring of asthma.
Researchers at Rutgers University (New Jersey) in the United States have set up a graphene-based nanoelectronic sensor that would allow earlier detection of asthma attacks and improve the management of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, minimizing hospitalizations and deaths.
5 years to make the device general public
To make this discovery mainstream, researchers must now work to miniaturize it and develop a portable system. “Availability for 5 years on the market, with” patient “applications but also, in town, in doctors’ offices”, according to the scientists.
An application that will improve the daily life of approximately 300 million people around the world affected by this respiratory disease.
“Our vision is to develop a device that a patient could wear around their neck or on their wrist. It is enough to blow periodically to predict the onset of an asthma attack or other problems,” said Mehdi. Javanmard, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “We must progress in the field of personalized and precision medicine”.
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