10. FOR DIAGNOSISOF DIABETESMELLITUS
Small amounts of acetone in a patient’s breath can be detected by cantilever
array sensor technique which may attribute to early diagnosis of diabetes
mellitus.
FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAS,FUNGI,VIRUSES
antigens on cell membrane surface results in additional mass loading, ultra-
sensitively detected by the device using nanochemical oscillator
The detection sensitivity is in the order of a single bacterium corresponding to a
mass of ~1pg
11. FOR CANCERDIAGNOSIS
When the cancer-associated molecules bind to the cantilevers, changes in
surface tension cause the cantilever to bend
The mass detection limitation of NEMS cantilevers is improved to the enumeration
of a single DNA molecule consisting of ~1600base pairs and weighing ~1ag
(atto =10^18).
14. PLATFORM
The Nano sensors could sniff molecules out of the air or
taste them in a liquid, suggesting applications ranging
from domestic security to medical detectors.