Science of Innovation: Anti-Counterfeiting Devices

• Science of Innovation: Anti-Counterfeiting Device

  Electronics, apparel, and pharmaceuticals are only some of the products counterfeiters try to fake. Using nanotechnology, Professor Evangelyn Alocilja, a biosystems engineer at Michigan State University, has developed an innovative product authentication process that may help consumers determine if a product is genuine or fake. “Science of Innovation” is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

• Evangelyn Alocilja - 2013 - TEDMEDLive MSU

  "Prognostic biosensors for elderly and global health care" Dr. Evangelyn C. Alocilja, PhD is a professor of Biosystems Engineering at Michigan State University. Her laboratory is focused on the development of biosensors for the rapid, inexpensive, simple, and early diagnosis of infectious disease. Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA April 18, 2013

• Video of TB Detection

  Lab Students demonstrates a laboratory protocol for preparing and processing sputum samples using functionalized magnetic nanoparticles to aid in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).

• Alocilja 10 cent Tuberculosis Test

  A diagnostic tool invented by Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University, detects tuberculosis in 10-20 minutes, costs 10 cents per test and is 95%-99% accurate.