Pitt research team develops sensor to detect fentanyl
The fentanyl sensor is a modified version of the COVID-19 sensor developed by the same research team.
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The fentanyl sensor is a modified version of the COVID-19 sensor developed by the same research team.
The fentanyl sensor is a modified version of the COVID-19 sensor developed by the same research team.
The fentanyl sensor is a modified version of the COVID-19 sensor developed by the same research team.
Using his platform composed of carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles, Professor Alex Star added antibodies to detect the opioid. His sensor can also distinguish fentanyl from several other common opioids.
A research team at Pitt led by Alexander Star, a chemistry professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has developed a fentanyl sensor that is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than any electrochemical sensor for the drug reported in the past five years.