A new biosensor has been developed and experts believe that it could help to rapidly diagnose sepsis in well under 3 minutes. This could save millions of lives around the world. It has been developed by scientists at the Strathclyde University and the device actually uses a microelectrode to try and detect any IL-6. This is done in the patient's blood and this is a biomarker. It can indicate the presence of sepsis and all you need is a pinprick of blood. This is then put on the chip to be read. The needle shape means that it can be implanted and it can also be used on those who are in intensive care.

Research has shown that the tools that they have developed could really help to underpin the rapid test for sepsis. This comes from Damion Corrigan and he comes from the Biomedical Department for Engineering. They now believe that they have a biomarker in real time and that it can be done at the clinically relevant levels. When the levels go up, this can be detected as well. When you look at the UK sepsis trust, you will soon find that 52,000 people die every single year and that 6 million across the globe also fall to it as well.

When you think about sepsis, you will find that timing is key. You will also find that for every hour you delay the antibiotic, the likelihood of death increases even more. This could save even more lives and it could really help people to get the support they need. This is especially the case if you work in technical recruitmentt or even in engineering recruitment. If you want to know more about this then follow this story for future updates.