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High-performance graphene-based biosensors to help detect blood disorders

High-performance graphene-based biosensors to help detect blood disorders

Scientists in Germany and Korea took Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors, known for their high sensitivity and low detection limit, to the next level in their new “label-free” design based on laser-induced graphene, thus paving the way for their easy application...
Researchers design an accurate, high-speed, portable bifunctional electrical detector for COVID-19

Researchers design an accurate, high-speed, portable bifunctional electrical detector for COVID-19

A research team at South China University of Technology, Peking University and other China-based universities have developed an accurate, rapid, and portable electrical detector based on the use of graphene field-effect transistors (G-FETs) for detection of RNA from...

Sparc launches graphene sensor project to detect human and animal diseases

Sparc Technologies, which recently announced the acquisition of Australian company Graphene Technology Solutions (GTS) as well as its plan to become a “significant developer of graphene-based products that will disrupt and transform industrial markets”, has...

Covid-19 and graphene, a current overview

The Coronavirus pandemic has been having a significant impact on the graphene market and industry. Even before the pandemic, graphene has already received much attention due to promising antimicrobial properties and demonstrated antiviral efficacy. However, there is...
Graphene-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes

Graphene-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes

University of Illinois researchers have used graphene to develop a rapid, ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect the presence of the virus in less than five minutes. “Currently, we are experiencing a once-in-a-century...
Graphene enables stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices

Graphene enables stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices

An international team of researchers, led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, a Professor at Penn State, has used graphene to design a stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices.According...