Kanpur: The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation Private Limited for manufacturing and sales of a sensor designed for rapid analysis of direct and total bilirubin in human blood/serum along with its three variants, on Monday. The technology, developed at the National Centre for Flexible Electronics (NCFlexE) at IIT-K by Prof Siddhartha Panda of department of chemical engineering and Dr Nishant Verma, comprises of a non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing strip that can simultaneously detect total bilirubin in a single drop of blood within a minute. The technology licensing agreement was formally signed between IIT-K and Sensa Core in the presence of director IIT-K Professor Abhay Karandikar, incharge, Innovation & Incubation Professor Ankush Sharma, Professor Siddhartha Panda and licensee and founder/CEO of Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation Private Limited Dr Ravi Kumar Meruva.Prof Karandikar said, This novel sensor makes detection of bilirubin levels in blood easier, and it would revolutionize the processes leading to the detection of certain health conditions. The incorporation of a unique five-electrode configuration would allow the detection of direct and total bilirubin on a single strip, simultaneously. Through this MoU we hope to cater to the healthcare sector effectively marketing this invention. Bilirubin is a pigment in the blood, detecting the level of which can help diagnose certain health conditions, such as neonatal jaundice. It is a prevalent clinical condition, affecting roughly 60% of full-term and 80% of preterm newborns with a mortality rate of 7.3 per 1000 live births in India. Prof Karandikar said that the sensor incorporates a unique five-electrode configuration that allows simultaneous detection of direct and total bilirubin on a single strip. It comprises a novel material—trimetallic nanocomposite-based catalyst, which can detect bilirubin effectively despite the presence of other components in the sample.

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