Heavy metals

14 Apr

Sweat based non-invasive point of health diagnosis technology

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness, Techbio-fluid, biological, bloodstream, body fluid, clinical, device, diagnosis technology, Heavy metals, invasive diagnosis., ions, markers, metabolites, monitoring, non invasive, physiological health, proteins, sweat

New Delhi: Our body fluid such as sweat contains biologically relevant markers such as ions, heavy metals, metabolites, and proteins and some of them are diffused from the bloodstream which can reflect health status at a chemical level. Therefore, sweat represents a relevant bio-fluid for continuous non-invasive monitoring of physiological health status or in clinical conditions. Indian researchers have developed a new device that can generate sweat at resting and detect markers and transmit through a mobile phone. This sweat based non-invasive point of health diagnosis technology would be an alternative to blood based invasive diagnosis. The study has been…

16 Mar

New method for efficient removal of heavy metals from water

The News Horizon0 CommentsScienceAlzheimer’s, Biopolymer material, Fibrous membrane, Filter, Heavy metals, IIT Mandi, Indian Institute of Technology, Multiple sclerosis, Neurological disease, Parkinson’s, Water Pollution

New Delhi : Heavy metals in water could lead to several neurological diseases in humans including Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis. A research team at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed a fibrous membrane filter using a biopolymer-based material that helps to separate out the heavy metals from water samples. These membranes contain adsorbents – materials that attract and hold the metals. “We tested with a prototype with four litres of heavy metal-laden water in the laboratory and have seen impressive results,” the scientists said. The researchers tested their membrane with copper laden water, to establish proof…