iSense
In perhaps a first in the world, researchers at IIT Mumbai, have developed a handy kit that uses a drop of blood to detect heart ailments and predict a possible attack. Called ‘‘iSense’’, it is an outcome of research in nano-technology by Institutes Center for Excellence in Nano Electronics.
In perhaps a first in the world, researchers at IIT Mumbai, have developed a handy kit that uses a drop of blood to detect heart ailments and predict a possible attack. Called ‘‘iSense’’, it is an outcome of research in nano-technology by Institutes Center for Excellence in Nano Electronics.
Disclosing this at the 97th Indian Science Congress in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, Prof V Ramgopal Rao of the IIT’s department of electrical engineering said the device had completed lab trial and was ready for field trials. The kit is not likely to cost much, he said adding the field trials may take another year. The kit comprises a table top box and a disposable slide with fields that changes colour depending on the condition of the heart.
The technology was being developed for the last three years, he said adding, ‘‘The device steps in where ECG fails.’’ With ECG, he said, it may not always be able to identify heart ailments accurately.
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