Turkish engineers developed it; You will know the blood result in 5 minutes

Turkish engineers have developed a microchip working with sound waves that will enable rapid diagnosis of many diseases, especially blood poisoning (sepsis) and cancer. One of the members of the team conducting the study, Electrical and Electronics Engineer Dr. Instructor Member Alper Şişman said, “Blood collection method requires a lot of devices, and you have to wait at least 2 hours to get results, we will reduce this time to 5 minutes.”
 
Turkish engineers developed it; You will know the blood result in 5 minutes
Engineers at Marmara University and Istanbul Gelişim University have moved on to the experimental phase of the acoustic-based microchip project that they have been working on for 2 years to be used in RNA isolation. Thanks to the microchip, many diseases, especially blood poisoning (sepsis) and cancer, will be diagnosed quickly.
MICROCHIP WORKS WITH SOUND WAVES
Explaining the details and goals of the project, Electrical and Electronics Engineer from Marmara University Engineering Faculty Dr. Instructor Its member, Alper Şişman, said that they produced microchip using sound waves.
 
Dr. Instructor Member Şişman said, “The microchip first selects the blood droplet placed on it by producing micro vibrations, and then breaks it up. It decomposes and evaluates the lysed cells and reveals the RNA molecule. Our primary target is leukocytes, known as white blood cells. After we separate this blood group, which protects the body against infections, with a microchip, we perform the process to evaluate the genetic information in it by bursting the cell membrane and without damaging it," he said.
YOU WILL GET THE SAME RESULT WITH A DROP OF BLOOD
Dr. Instructor Member Şişman said, “Today, it is necessary to take 10-20 milliliters of blood from people in order for the devices to work. The blood sample collection process is a troublesome process, especially for children. With the device we have produced, we will be able to obtain the same result by taking a sample of 20 microliters, that is, a drop of blood, from the finger. We have completed the laboratory tests, the results are very positive. Our decomposer and cell lysis system works well,” he said.
“NO CHEMICALS WILL BE NEEDED”
Stating that they aim to produce a working prototype within 1.5 years, Şişman said, “After mass production, our priority is to ensure the use of microchips in clinics, hospitals and laboratories. Thanks to this device, many chemicals brought from abroad to break cells will no longer be needed, and it will make a great contribution to our country's economy. Chemicals can damage the valuable material that emerges after lysing the cell and reduce our efficiency. Since we use sound waves with a microchip, we will get faster, more efficient and effective results without damaging the target molecule.
WORLDWIDE WORK CONTINUES
Stating that studies in this field continue around the world, Dr. Instructor Member Alper Şişman said, “Microchips similar to ours are also used in some applications, but there are no microchips used worldwide in the area we will use. That's why we take initiatives for intellectual property rights."
EXPERIMENT DONE
Biotechnologist Abbas Ali Husseini from Istanbul Gelişim University, who led the team conducting the study, said, “We are planning to produce an acoustic-based microchip to be used in RNA isolation. We work with experts from different fields such as chemistry, electricity, electronics and biology. We are doing our experiments with yeast and blood cells from animals. "With the experiment we will do today, we will look at the effectiveness of the microchip in breaking down cells with sound waves," he said.