GMO Spectrometer

2024: Product Announcement

In mid-July 2024, a plug-in device was introduced to the smartphone to identify a range of drugs, chemicals and biological molecules that are invisible to the human eye. This became possible thanks to a combined technology using a mobile phone camera and a Raman spectrometer, a powerful method of laser chemical analysis. The device allows you to recognize GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) in food.

A patent for a mobile phone-based portable Raman spectrometer system was awarded to Dr. Peter Rentcepis, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas, who conducted the study on behalf of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. Rentcepis' invention allows the user to non-invasively identify potentially harmful chemicals or materials in the field, especially in remote areas where laboratory spectrometers cannot be used due to their size and energy consumption.

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Previously, the process of identifying unknown substances involved extensive selection of biological material and laboratory analysis, which could take several hours and even days. Now it is enough to direct the laser beam to a sample of unknown material, for example, on a slide, and the camera will register the Raman spectrum and find matches in the database, providing quick identification of materials in place. While traditional Raman spectrometers cost up to thousands of dollars, Rentcepis' invention can be made at significantly lower costs and allows materials to be identified significantly faster.

This small device will allow you to assess the composition of a variety of systems, materials or samples, - said Rentcepis. "And this device fits in your pocket.[1]

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