Lab on a Glove
May 16, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Quoting this piece: “A recent study published in the journal ACS Sensors describes a novel flexible, wearable, disposable glove-based biosensor that detects organophosphate compounds in real-time. The glove biosensor enables sampling and electrochemical biosensing of suspicious surfaces using different gloved fingers, which contain either a collection or sensing element printed using flexible ink. The thumb is used for sampling, whereas the index finger is equipped with an electrochemical organophosphate biosensor. When the thumb and index fingers are brought into contact, an enzyme-based electrochemical analysis is performed and the results sent to the user’s mobile device using Bluetooth technology.” MORE WITH VIDEO
Image Credit: Amercian Chemical Society