ISIF'22 SILVER MEDAL

by Nurşah Çağlar | Sep 09, 2022
Prof. Dr. Burçak Karagüzel Kayaoğlu and Assoc. Dr. İkilem Göcek's invention, "A Nonwoven Textile Based Microfluidic Device and Its Fabrication Method," won a silver medal at the Istanbul International Inventions Fair (ISIF'22).
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Prof. Dr. Burçak Karagüzel Kayaoğlu and Assoc. Dr. İkilem Göcek's invention, "A Nonwoven Textile Based Microfluidic Device and Its Fabrication Method," won a silver medal at the Istanbul International Inventions Fair (ISIF'22).

This study focuses on the fabrication of a novel, flexible and disposable textile based biosensing platform by the use of an absorbent microfibrous nonwoven substrate as the base material. In this platform fabricated by the photolithography technique, the physical barriers are designed using a hydrophobic photo-resistant polymer that defines the liquid penetration paths on the fabric surface. The potential of the system was tested by constructing an enzyme biosensor based on colorimetric detection of lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide. This bio-sensing platform may be used for the rapid detection of various kinds of analytes such as glucose, lactic acid and uric acid.

We congratulate our esteemed faculty members and wish them continued success.

ISIF22 CERTIFICATE

İTÜ Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design

Textile Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) is the first and the single one offering textile engineering education in Istanbul, and also comes first among the top textile engineering schools in Turkey. Its history could be traced back to 1955; the year in which the textile division was established in the body of Mechanical Engineering. The school gained its current name and independent status in 1983. Therefore, it is obvious that the Textile Engineering Department is fairly new compared to the history of İTÜ stretching back to 240 years.

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ITU Textile Engineering Undergraduate Program is an accredited program by ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), www.abet.org, (Criteria: General Criteria Only (EAC)). For further information on accrediation of ITU Textile Engineering Undergraduate Program, please visit the following link: https://tekstil.itu.edu.tr/en/education/accreditation/abet