Faster-Acting Graphene Sensor Detects Opioid Metabolites in Wastewater
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Faster-acting graphene sensor detects opioid metabolites in wastewater - Technology Org:
A sensor that detects opioid byproducts in wastewater faster and cheaper than current commonly used methods has been developed by U.S. National Science Foundation grantee researchers.
The graphene field effect transistor device can detect four natural and synthetic opioids simultaneously. The device is an emerging application of the growing wastewater-based epidemiology field, a discipline that has recently been deployed to measure coronavirus levels.
"The new sensor is able to rapidly, cheaply and easily measure opioids in wastewater," said Kenneth Burch of Boston College, a lead author of the report. "Its sensitivity and portability allow for wastewater-based epidemiology at the local scale - as specific as block-by-block or dorm-by-dorm - while ensuring privacy."
Journal Reference:
Narendra Kumar, Muhit Rana, Michael Geiwitz, et al. Rapid, Multianalyte Detection of Opioid Metabolites in Wastewater, ACS Nano (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07094)
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