A new device has been released and it claims to be able to find sepsis in the body. It can do this in less than half an hour and it could save thousands of lives every single day. Sepsis really is a deadly infection and it is thought to kill more than 20,000 people every single day. Rapid detection really is crucial when it comes to treating this and you also have to make sure that you put the work in to try and obtain a definitive diagnosis.

The new system is being developed by the RAIS consortium. This happens to include research from Spain, Belgium, Germany and even Italy as well. They use light to try and find biomarkers that are super small in size. This is around the thickness of a human hair. During the operation, a small sample of blood is taken from the patient. This can be done by the thumb or even by the forefinger. It is then put into a centrifuge. A clinician can then examine the plasma, or the part of the blood where all of the proteins are. The plasma sample will then flow over a microarray, and this contains tiny spots that are then put on a nanostructured gold slide. They pass through a sample and when this happens, one goes through the clear part of the slide and it acts as a reference.

Depending on the amount and even the type of the biomarker that is attached, it is a good idea to obtain a very unique image. This image then tells you whether there is plasma in the blood and it will also help you to convert the light into electrons. This comes right from Dr. Roland Terborg and he works at the ICFO. Those who work in technical recruitment or even in engineering recruitment will understand this more than anyone.