a team of professors from Indian Institute technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has developed a simple, easy-to-use breath based cancer detector (BLO detector), which works on the principles of colorimetric. The device is capable of detecting the presence of breast, lung and oral cancers.
IIT Roorkee has signed this technology transfer with Tata Steel. “We intend to leverage this opportunity with IIT Roorkee to develop and deploy the BLO detector and further, I am happy to announce that Tata Steel will also award a new project to the institute,” Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee, Vice President said, technology and the new materials business, Tata Steel.
Read also| IIT Roorkee launches 6 months advanced certification program in Cyber Security
Developed by researchers from Prof. Indranil Lahiri, Prof. Partha Roy, Prof. Debarupa Lahiri and their groups, the BLO detector will be important for screening people who may have any of these three types of cancer. “A positive result in this test will ensure a detailed diagnosis and a quick visit to a doctor for cancer treatment. This will have a huge impact on increasing the survival rates of cancer patients – especially for these three types of cancer.” The initial clinical trial of the device has been done at a cancer research institute in Dehradun, India, with sensitivity and specificity of 96.11 percent and 94.67 percent, respectively.”
Speaking about the device, Professor Indranil Lahiri, IIT Roorkee, lead researcher, BLO detector said, “It is a quick, easy, pocket-friendly breast-lung-oral cancer screening device and a person just needs this To blow into the equipment. Immediately after the test, one can match the color of the substrate with the given color code and understand the likelihood of developing breast, lung and oral cancers.”
Talking about the transfer of technology, Professor ML Sharma, Acting Director, IIT Roorkee said, “The sooner cancer is detected, the higher the chances of a complete cure. And where in today’s world cancer is found. With cancer becoming increasingly costly to detect, I am pleased to know that this technology transfer will be beneficial to those who suffer from cancer and continue to go undiagnosed.
read all latest education news And today’s fresh news Here