This new technique could diagnose lung cancer at an early stage

Lung cancer is one of the most common and aggressive cancers. It kills an estimated 1.4 million people each year worldwide.

Lung cancer is one of the most common and aggressive cancers

London: Researchers have developed a new technique that can identify specific markers of lung cancer as early as possible in a convenient and reusable way.

The new technique could create a highly sensitive graphene biosensor capable of detecting molecules in the most common biomarkers of lung cancer.

In addition, the new biosensor design could revolutionize existing electronic devices that identify specific components of a specific vapor mixture – the breath of a person – and badyze its chemical composition to determine the cause.

"The new biosensors we have developed show that graphene has considerable potential for use as an electrode in electronic nose devices.

"For the first time, we showed that with a proper pattern, graphene could be used as a specific, selective and sensitive detector for biomarkers," said Ben Hogan, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto. 39; Exeter in Great Britain.

With the further development of the devices, a precise, inexpensive and reusable respiratory test for the early detection of lung cancer can become a reality, the researchers added in an article published in the journal Nanoscale.

Lung cancer is one of the most common and aggressive cancers. It kills an estimated 1.4 million people each year worldwide.

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