Scientists Develop Wearable Clip That Detects Exposure To COVID-19 Particles
According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, the device is able to detect virus particles that settle on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface
A team from Yale School of Public Health has developed a wearable clip that detects Covid-19. Yep, you read that right. If you've been exposed to Covid-19 while wearing the clip, it'll warn you.
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Detecting virus particles using a wearable clip
According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, the device is able to detect virus particles that settle on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface.
In conversation with Fox News, the study's lead researcher Krystal Godri Pollitt said that the wearable clip that detects COVID-19 builds on her research that measured an individual's exposure to various environmental factors.
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¡°Through that work, I developed wearable tools that we can measure our exposure to lots of different chemicals within the air and other airborne factors," Godri Pollitt told Fox.
The exploration of respiratory viruses began by the team in March 2020 as COVID-19 began to spread around the world.
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Reusable clip to detect COVID-19
The most useful aspect of the clip is perhaps that it is designed to be reusable - polymer films of the clip may be changed as they get dirty. According to its makers, it's supposed to work as a complementary device to at-home testing kits.
While it's unclear how the detection mechanism works yet, it appears that scientists are working on expanding its capabilities.
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Unfortunately, the clip isn't publicly available yet. Godri Pollitt hopes that it would be available to all in the near future, with additional hopes of expanding the clip's detection capabilities to other viruses.
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In the meanwhile, keep washing your hands regularly and wear tight-fitting masks to beat the ongoing surge in cases caused by Omicron variant of COVID-19.
What do you think about this novel COVID -detecting clip? Let us know in the comments below. For more in the world of technology and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com.
References
Fox News. (2022, January 21). Yale research team develops wearable clip to detect COVID. New York Post.
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