Russian scientists of the Baltic Federal University named after Immanuel Kant have developed a new way of diagnosing cardiovascular diseases based on blood test. The results of the study were published in the Plos One magazine, briefly reported in a press release on the RFF website.
The method is based on tracking the activity of platelets responsible for coagulation. Monitoring can be carried out using spectral analysis using a laser, detecting the slightest changes in the structural structure. The researchers described the possibility of energy transfer with nanoparticles made from platinum, on platelets, which in the future will allow spectral analysis at high speed. Energy transfer promotes more clearly detecting scattering or gain light on platelets.
Scientists have created nanoparticles with a size of 40 nanometers, which consist of platinum ions and are produced through a laser knocking from a platinum plate. The advantage of their application is the potential decrease in the time required for analysis. In the future, the scientific team is going to continue developing new approaches for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases.