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Anonymous ID: 4c7b9d Feb. 19, 2021, 11:38 p.m. No.13007049   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7061 >>7065 >>7087 >>7342 >>7343 >>7346 >>7400

"Nonlinear electrical impedance spectroscopy of viruses using very high electric fields created by nanogap electrodes"

 

"Our living sphere is constantly exposed to a wide range of pathogenic viruses, which can be either known, or of novel origin. Currently, there is no methodology for continuously monitoring the environment for viruses in general, much less a methodology that allows the rapid and sensitive identification of a wide variety of viruses responsible for communicable diseases. Traditional approaches, based on PCR and immunodetection systems, only detect known or specifically targeted viruses. We here describe a simple device that can potentially detect any virus between nanogap electrodes using nonlinear impedance spectroscopy. Three test viruses, differing in shape and size, were used to demonstrate the general applicability of this approach: baculovirus, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and influenza virus. We show that each of the virus types responded differently in the nanogap to changes in the electric field strength, and the impedance of the virus solutions differed depending both on virus type and virus concentration. These preliminary results show that the three virus types can be distinguished and their approximate concentrations determined. Although further studies are required, the proposed nonlinear impedance spectroscopy method may achieve a sensitivity comparable to that of more traditional, but less versatile, virus detection systems."….

 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00940/full

Anonymous ID: 4c7b9d Feb. 19, 2021, 11:42 p.m. No.13007061   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7342 >>7343 >>7346 >>7400

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…."Introduction

Our environment is posed a constant threat of exposure by pathogenic viruses, whether to humans or pets, domestic animals, or agricultural and marine products (plants, fish, or shellfish). No established methodology exists for inactivating most viruses that could cause widespread communicable viral infection. It is therefore imperative to realize a technology that can monitor the environment for viruses and prevent their spread and disease transmission. The key is to develop a practical sensor that can continuously monitor the environment for viruses. Such virus sensors could be installed at airports, seaports, and other points of entry, and where necessary at farms and ranches, at restaurants, in air conditioning units, in sewage systems, and in other public facilities or utilities. These sensors would continuously monitor for viruses, and if they were detected, measures could be implemented to prevent infection, in contrast to their existing diagnostic application. In cases where detection and countermeasures are too late to prevent an outbreak of a communicable disease, a network of virus sensors could facilitate rapid identification of affected areas, allowing medical resources to be focused in those areas. This would lead to early-stage detection and treatment, and maximize the efficient use of medical resources."….

 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00940/full