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Nanodevice detects drugs in saliva

Royal Philips Eletronics has developed a device that’s based on nanotechnology and it’s able to detect various kinds of drugs (such as marijuana, cocaine) in saliva within two minutes. The electronic magnate has signed a deal with Concateno PLC, a drug testing company, to market the product to the public.

Philips has been in the diagnostics area for a long time, and this is one of the prodcuts from their biosenor technology department. The technology they branded is called Magnotech. It uses magnetic nanoparticles to measure target molecules, and that technology could bring a revolution in the diagnostics sector.