{"id":33,"date":"2016-08-22T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T09:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/?p=33"},"modified":"2016-08-22T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T09:46:17","slug":"an-inexpensive-and-fast-pathogenic-bacteria-screening-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/2016\/08\/22\/an-inexpensive-and-fast-pathogenic-bacteria-screening-device\/","title":{"rendered":"An inexpensive and fast pathogenic bacteria screening device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While pathogenic bacteria contribute to a large number of globally important diseases and infections, current clinical diagnosis is based on processes that often involve culturing which can be time-consuming. Therefore, innovative, simple, rapid and low-cost solutions to effectively reduce the burden of bacterial infections are urgently needed.<\/p>\n<p>A research team led by the University of Bath and including scientists from the University of Manchester has developed a sensor that enables the initial screening of pathogens in a fast and inexpensive way. The sensor uses field-effect transistors that can distinguish between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>The work was led by <a href=\"http:\/\/go.bath.ac.uk\/biosensors\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Pedro Estrela<\/a> from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and focused on the detection of uropathogenic <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> strains responsible for the great majority of urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Pedro Estrela from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering who led the work said: \"This fast, effective and inexpensive sensor can be used to support current clinical microbiology by providing high-throughput screening of pathogenic bacterial samples. Our technology can be easily implemented as an initial bacterial screening before further advanced investigations so that additional time and costs can be saved.<\/p>\n<p>The large volume production of such chips will bring the assay price down, making it an attractive proposition for pathogen screening in point of care applications such as in hospitals.\"<\/p>\n<p>The work has been published in the journal <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.bios.2016.04.063\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Biosensors and Bioelectronics<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/device.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/device-300x146.gif\" alt=\"device\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/device-300x146.gif 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/device-768x373.gif 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/biosensor-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/device-1024x497.gif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While pathogenic bacteria contribute to a large number of globally important diseases and infections, current clinical diagnosis is based on processes that often involve culturing which can be time-consuming. 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