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HAI-Online.com – Reportedly there is the latest technology that researchers have found related to masks KN95 with Covid-19.
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Citing Kompas.com, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard have succeeded in creating biosensor technology in the form of a wearable device that is attached to the inside of the KN95 mask.
The uniqueness of the mask with the biosensor is that it can detect the SARS CoV-2 virus only through the breath of the person using it. Even this technology can also be used by scientists, doctors and nurses who work with a large potential for Covid-19 transmission.
“This technology can be incorporated into lab coats for scientists working with harmful pathogens, scrub clothes for doctors and nurses, and more,” said Nina Donghia, one of the researchers involved in creating the biosensor mask technology.
The results of the research published on the Nature Biotechnology page, the KN95 mask added by a biosensor can detect viruses in just 90 minutes after the sensor is activated.
When compared with swab tests or PCR, the accuracy of the biosensor is claimed to be comparable or accurate.
In addition, the use of these masks can detect viruses by techniques that involve extraction and freeze-dried molecular machines, as well as allowing cells to read and write genetic material.
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The mask, which is accompanied by a biosensor, can be activated with a button and a mobile application that will show the results of the detection.
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