Improved biosensing platform for stem cell therapy in neurological diseases

A research team led by Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA) have developed an improved biosensing platform technology for safer stem cell therapeutics, which could be used in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The nano biosensing platform is made up of ultrathin graphene layers and gold nanostructures. When combined with Raman spectroscopy high-tech imaging the nano biosensor can detect genes and is able to characterize different types of stem cells to a greater degree of sensitivity and reliability than current biosensing technology. It does this by detecting the genetic material – RNA – in stem...