Impulse: Development of a point of care device prototype for blood ammonia monitoring

• Forschungsstelle: INNOSUISSE
• Projektnummer: 120.978 IP-LS
• Projekttitel Englisch: Impulse: Development of a point of care device prototype for blood ammonia monitoring

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Life sciences, Medtech

Abstract (Englisch)

Hyperammonemia and associated neurological manifestations (hepatic encephalopathy) lead to coma and death and incur high costs. It affects 30-45% of cirrhotic patients. A novel portable point of care device based on pH-gradient polymersomes for daily monitoring of ammonia will alleviate the burdens.