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News ID: 43128
Publish Date : 19 August 2017 - 20:46

Iranian-American Nanosensor Detects Canned Food Toxics


TEHRAN (MNA) – A research team from Sahand University of Technology, Iran, in close collaboration with Tennessee University, U.S.A, designed and manufactured a biological nanosensor capable of detecting the hazardous substances in canned foods with enhanced precision in just twenty seconds.
According to Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), the laboratory-scale production of this nanosensor costs only $1 and its finished cost including electrical circuits will be around $16.
The studies confirm that the use of canned foods in a prolonged period of time results in many acute illnesses. It arises from the presence of hazardous substances in the production of canned cans.
"This research effort aimed at monitoring the concentration of hazardous Bisphenol A in canned foods and beverages maintained in plastic containers. The previous methods are costly and require highly specialized laboratories. In addition, they suffer from weak diagnostics and insufficient precision. Therefore, in our research, we have tried to overcome the mentioned limitations in detecting this hazardous substance by designing and manufacturing a cheap and fast bio-nanosensor," said Dr. Hadi Mirzajani, referring to the hazardous substance of Bisphenol A as one of the most commonly used substance in the production of canned cans.