India, Aug. 19 -- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Researchers are collaborating with research institutions across the world to develop a device to detect heart disease with high speed, sensitivity and reliability. Their ground-breaking work has recently been published in the reputed peer-reviewedJournal of Materials Chemistry B.

The Research Team is headed by Prof. Renu John, Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.Their work not only offers promise in the diagnosis or prediction of heart disorders within minutes but can also be extended to detection of other diseases.

The clinical complications of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are presently major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Primary and special...