Device and Method for Detecting Enzymatic Activity

Abstract: a device is provided for detecting enzymatic activity in mucus layer. the device comprises at least one mucin molecule corresponding to an enzyme of a first type, wherein the mucin molecule is coupled to a surface of the device and is configured to be in contact with mucus layer contents, at least one probe coupled to an end of the mucin molecule opposite to the surface of the device, and a detector configured to detect a presence of the probe and/or a property of the probe in order to detect a status of the mucin molecule.

Inventor(s): Arjan Tibbe, Rachel Armstrong, Christian Büll, Thomas Jan Boltje

CPC Classification: A61B5/14865 ({invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors})

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