Nanozymes in Detecting Alzheimer’s
December 22, 2020 | Terry Sharrer
“The team at [Washington State University] has developed a single-atom nanozyme: a synthetic enzyme that detects the presence of Alzheimer’s biomarkers with unprecedented sensitivity. These nanostructures, composed of carbon nanotubes coated with iron atoms, can detect trace amounts of beta-amyloid proteins, at levels 10 times lower than if conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used. With this level of sensitivity, Alzheimer’s biomarkers could be picked up in blood samples from patients without the need for spinal taps”. MORE
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