Preliminary studies have shown that the new biosensor is able to detect brain damage that occurs during heart surgery, in particular, when correcting congenital malformations in young children whose brains are just developing..

According to Chemical Science, a prototype device using an organic thin-film sensor with a sensitive area of \u200b\u200bjust 7 mm has registered glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the brain in a preclinical study, even in the presence of other proteins..

Recall that GFAP is released when the brain is damaged..

“If we were warned in time about the occurrence of such injuries, then we could have more influence on the treatment.

We could improve blood pressure control or redesign heart-lung machines.

We would optimize the technique of cooling and warming patients, and also be able to create and test new neuroprotective drugs,” said one of the authors of the study, Dr. Allen Everett, a cardiologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center..

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