New 2D material could help early cancer diagnosis

Qiaoliang Bao, Associate Professor from Monash University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chief Investigator from ARC Centre of Excellence in FLEET, along with research colleagues at universities in China, found that antimonene, a 2D material, has improved sensitivity than graphene in the detection of DNA and MicroRNA molecules related to cancer. Mr Bao told SBS Mandarin that 2D materials could be used in different areas such as molecules detections and reducing energy consumption.

The podcast is in Chinese Mandarin. Please see the English report here.

The full interview is as below.