By Svetlana Sytina
The Ukrainian Times
As is known, hemodialysis is the system of procedures, which saves millions of lives. However, it has two serious disadvantages: a high price and inconvenience to patients.
Happily scientists of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics under the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, together with the Institute of Semiconductor Physics, have developed a unique multibiosensor set and successfully tested it in laboratory conditions. The set is capable of cheapening hemodialysis, streamlining it and enhancing its efficiency.
A part of research was done in cooperation with experts and scientists engaged to work in the industrial sector. In addition, it is important to note that the Toulouse-based firm Hemodia, which manufactures sets designed for hemodialysis, takes a keen interest in the Ukrainian biosensor with a view to determining creatinine in the blood of hemodialytic liquid.
Designed for chemical, medical and ecological monitoring, Ukrainian multisystems envisage use of small, fast sensors that are compatible with standard microelectronic technologies and suited for mass-production.
Additional information: belyaev@isp.kiev.ua
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