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Versarien’s graphene-enhanced face masks meet FFP3 European protection standard

Versarien’s graphene-enhanced face masks meet FFP3 European protection standard

Versarien recently reported that its graphene-enhanced face mask has met the FFP3 standard, the highest standard under the European EN149 standard for filtering half face masks.As previously outlined in its half-year results, the advanced materials engineering group’s...
Grapheal raises almost $3 million for graphene-based biosensors, hopes to hit the market by end of 2021

Grapheal raises almost $3 million for graphene-based biosensors, hopes to hit the market by end of 2021

Grapheal, a developer of graphene-based embedded biosensors for on-site diagnostics and remote patient monitoring, has announced that it has raised a total of EUR1.9 million (almost USD$3 million) in equity and non-dilutive sources, including seed financing from...
New graphene-based sensing system to detect cortisol stress hormone in sweat

New graphene-based sensing system to detect cortisol stress hormone in sweat

Scientists at EPFL, in collaboration with startup Xsensio, have developed a graphene-enhanced wearable system that can continually measure the concentration of cortisol—the stress hormone—in human sweat. Their device can potentially help to better understand and treat...
Directa Plus secures €100,000 EU grant for face masks

Directa Plus secures €100,000 EU grant for face masks

Directa Plus has received a grant for its face masks as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.The Company said that the grant has a total value of €100,000, on a non-refundable basis, and covers a project which is expected...
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...