A scientist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Eric Ashalley, has invented a biosensing device that detects and categorises various bacteria and viruses, including SARS COV-2 (COVID-19 virus). The United States Patent Office has subsequently awarded the nanoscience and technology research scientist, who works with the Institute of Industrial Research (IIR) of CSIR, a patent, granting him ownership of the device. Shedding light on his invention in an interview with the Ghanaian Times, Dr Ashalley said the device detects and categorises different types of bacteria and viruses using light-matter interaction. The inventor, Dr Ashalley, is a well-published young Ghanaian Nanoscience and Technology research scientist with vast experience in plasmonic metamaterials research. He has two years of postdoctoral research experience jointly with the University of North Texas-USA and UESTC-China in 2021, and currently working with the Institute for Industrial Research under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR).

Source: The North Africa Journal January 07, 2022 20:34 UTC