An idealistic SEPTIC device may be as small as a pen and maybe able to identify a library of different bacteria within a few minutes measurement window.
In order to have a high sensitivity, a DC electrical field attracts the infected bacteria (which are charged due to ion imbalance) to the electrode with the relevant polarization.
An idealistic SEPTIC device may be as small as a pen and maybe able to identify a library of different bacteria within a few minutes measurement window.
The SEPTIC concept was first conceived by Laszlo B. Kish and Maria Dobozi-King[2] in 2004, and developed and demonstrated at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of Texas A&M University in collaboration with Mosong Cheng, Ry Young, Sergey M. Bezrukov (NIH), and Bob Biard.
[7] A new, related scheme, BIPIF,[6] that has recently been conceived and analyzed by Laszlo B. Kish and Gabor Schmera (SPAWAR, United States Navy) utilizes the AC impedance fluctuations at related arrangements, and it promises higher sensitivity and less dependence on the electrodes.