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Smart sensors: how can we use plastics to detect bacteria?

The word "microbe" might sound scary as we associate them with disease, but they do many thing good things for us including boosting our immune system and playing a vital role in the production of chocolate, cheese, and beer. Fun microbe fact: the average healthy adult has 10 times as many microbial cells as human cells! In this video, we will discuss how #sensors developed in my lab are used to detect #bacteria and #antibiotics. It is necessary to monitor these compounds as they contribute towards antimicrobial resistance #AMR; which is when the microorganisms that cause infections evolve ways to survive treatment. Obviously these sensors are important; but every year, close to 1 million animals in the EU are used for production of sensors. In this project, we look towards #animalwelfare #3Rs by providing a #plastic alternative instead of using animals. Help out with this scicomm activity by filling out this short questionnaire (12 questions): https://forms.gle/jSzev3hNAt6tLGii8 Funded by: Royal Society of Chemistry and NC3Rs Camera and editing by: Laurence Watson