Graphene – a new material for measuring biomarkers
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The research is being conducted as a collaborative project with Chalmers University of Technology, where advanced and more sensitive graphene technology will be used in a bite to measure biomarkers in saliva in real time during active training.
In this project, we aim to develop a non-invasive diagnostic method for the field based on electronic biomedical sensors containing graphene transistors. The sensors' response signals will then be combined with mathematical test results and analyzed (AI or mathematical analysis through trained networks). Graphene consists of only a single layer of carbon atoms, which makes its conductivity extremely sensitive. By transferring graphene to a silicon substrate, transistors can be manufactured. A transistor consists of three electrodes, and by making the middle electrode sensitive and selective to the disease's biomarkers, their presence and concentration can be converted into an electronically measurable signal. Our ambition is to combine multiple sensors and markers with the mathematical diagnostic method to obtain an electronic assessment of the presence and stage of the disease.
Collaboration partners:
- Magnus Karlsteen and Johan Hammersberg, Associate Professors at Chalmers University of Technology.