Taiwanese researchers have developed two test strips distinguishing the kind and dosage of pesticide in poisoned patients within several minutes, helping physicians to treat them more swiftly. \r\nCheng Chao-min, assistant professor in nano-engineering and microsystems at National Tsing Hua University, said on Tuesday(June 23) that the test strips were made for organophosphate and carbamate poisoning, the two most common forms of pesticide poisoning in the nation. |
