Nano-Biosensor Researcher | Evangelyn Alocilja
6/24/2023 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Janellyn learns about the lifesaving technology of Nano-Biosensors!
Janellyn learns about the lifesaving technology of Nano-Biosensors! Janellyn tours the Nano-Biosensor lab at Michigan State University with Professor Evangelyn Alocilja to see how biosensors impact our lives. From human medicine to animal health to environmental sciences, biosensors make health and other diagnostic testing faster, easier, and safer!
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Nano-Biosensor Researcher | Evangelyn Alocilja
6/24/2023 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Janellyn learns about the lifesaving technology of Nano-Biosensors! Janellyn tours the Nano-Biosensor lab at Michigan State University with Professor Evangelyn Alocilja to see how biosensors impact our lives. From human medicine to animal health to environmental sciences, biosensors make health and other diagnostic testing faster, easier, and safer!
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Hi, I'm Janellyn and today I'm with Dr. Evangelyn Alocilja.
Dr. Alocilja, tell me where we are and what you do.
- We are in the Nano-BioSensors Lab in the Department of BioSensors and Agriculture Engineering at Michigan State University.
We do research on Nano-BioSensors.
- What are biosensors?
- Biosensors are devices that use biological materials to detect diseases.
This magnetic nano-particles are used to develop low-cost, lifesaving biosensors.
There are many STEM fields that can use biosensors: human medicine, animal health, environmental sciences, checking your water quality.
Wherever there is a need for diagnostics, biosensors can play a role.
If the target is not there, this will turn blue.
If the target is there, it'll stay red.
Recent developments in biosensors include glucose meters used for diabetic people in monitoring their insulin or glucose levels.
We're bringing diagnostic to the patient.
- What is a nano biosensor?
- Nano biosensor uses nanotechnology in the design of the biosensor.
The size of a nano material is 10 to the -9 meters.
Our hair is a hundred thousand nanometers in diameter so the magnetic nano-particles are floating around, trying to grab the bacteria or virus from the sample.
We put them in a magnet.
They are now moved to the magnetic side.
- Whoa!
- Right?
So we compare the result of our biosensor with this gold standard.
- How did you get into a career like this?
- I love discovery.
I love designing new things.
With my background in chemistry, biology, and engineering, I could contribute to the research of biosensor because it is a life-saving technology.
- Ta-da!
Evangelyn Alocilja showed me how something this small can have a huge impact on our lives.
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