Iranian Researcher Makes Sensor to Detect Biomarkers for Neurological Diseases

Mehzad Mirzaei, an assistant chemical engineering professor at Islamic Azad University told ANA on the sidelines of the National Age of Hope Exhibition (Asreh Omid Event) held in Tehran, “My initiative is a biosensor that can detect biomarkers behind brain-related and neurological diseases."

The professor explained more about his biosensor that it uses biological body fluids such as saliva to detect the disease.

He noted that a number of biomarkers that signal the diseases such as Alzheimer or Parkinson or other diseases related to the brain and nerves can be detected by the sensor, adding, “Nano technology is used to make the sensor in order to be highly accurate and precise".

“We are a team of 3 people and we hope that because the field we have been working on is very much at the cutting edge knowledge and advanced and needs a lot of support to yield results, therefore, we hope to receive good support from the related officials. These areas are still unknown and the importance of working at the cutting edge knowledge is still brand new, therefore these projects should be publicized a lot because that work is a very big achievement", Mirzaei went on to say. 

The Islamic Azad University's "second step of revolution exhibition" under the title of Asreh Omid Event was held in Tehran's Mosalla from May 29 to June 01, 2022 to exhibit new achievements, equipments and products in the technological and innovation arenas in line with opening new windows towards strengthening the idea of creating ground for knowledge-based businesses at the 40th anniversary of establishment of the Islamic Azad University.

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