Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor vum Harpreet Singh Sareen

D'Wierk Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor vum Designer Harpreet Singh Sareen ass en héich geschätzten Gewënner vum prestigiéisen 2021 A' Design Award an Sëlwer an der Wettbewerbskategorie Kybernetik, Prothees an Implantat Design.

SëlwerKybernetik· 2021

Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor

vum Harpreet Singh Sareen

Client: Parsons School of Design

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Gewënner an der Kategorie Kybernetik

607,039

Verifizéierte Präisgewënner

Präisstatus fir #106623 verifizéieren

Säit besichen Kuckt beim A' Design Award Pressemëtteelung Award Badge

Faarwen

Den Design

Iwwer Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor

Argus ass e System fir d'Iwwerwaachung vun der Waasserqualitéit deen op enger liewenspflanz baséiert. Nanosensoren gi an d'Blieder injizéiert, wou se am interzellularen Raum bleiwen. D'Sensoren erzeegen e siichtbare Liichten vun enger spezifescher Liichtwellelängt. Wann Bläi aus dem ëmginnende Waasser d'Blieder erreecht, gëtt d'Liichten reduzéiert, wat weist datt d'Waasser Veronreinegunge enthält. D'Pflanz hëlt kontinuéierlech Waasserproufen a brauch kee Stroum. E Resultat erschéngt bannent fofzéng Minutten bis zwou Stonnen, wat méi séier ass wéi Labortesten.

D'Unerkennung

Iwwer den A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Argus Primärfunktioun: Waasserqualitéitssensor ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Hannert dem Design

Press Kit

Credits, Teammemberen an technesch Detailer vum Designer zur Verfügung gestallt.

Eenzegaarteg Eegeschaften: Argus is a living plant that continuously monitors water for heavy metal impurities, with nanosensors inside its leaves. These sensors, of the order 2nm, are injected inside the leaves and stay within the intercellular space. A living plant continuously samples water in the environment and any impurities that come along with it. Such method of detecting heavy metal toxicity is real time, showing a visible output within 15mins to 2 hours, in contrast to current lab methods.
Dimensiounen & Verpackung: 457mm x 821mm x 304mm
This includes height of the plant and the imaging setup to read from inside a plant
Tags: nanosensors, carbon nanotubes, living plants, DNA, water monitoring
Produktiounstechnologie: Argus is a plant with DNA nanosensors inside it that detects Lead (Pb2 Heavy Metal). This novel method allows living plants to provide an optical readout of Lead in water. First, a DNAZyme is used as sensor assay inside leaves, double stranded DNA that breaks into single stranded on contact with Pb2 and binds to single walled carbon nanotubes. Following introduction of Pb2 ions, the fluorescence output is quenched and this reduction is proportional to the Lead(II) concentration.
Design Erausfuerderung: The following challenges had to be overcome to create world's first electricity free water monitoring platform.
No current real time off the shelf sensors exist for Lead toxicity monitoring. Sample testing takes approximately 1 to 2 weeks.
The chemical sensors inside plants also needed a digital connection with the digital world.
This sensor scheme did not have to use electricity, since it relies on a plant acting like a motor. Such process is then able to sample water 24 hours a day.
Fuerschung: Industrial waste management has lead to depletion of water quality in rivers in many regions. Current processes of monitoring the water quality are not realtime. Our traditional sensors have been centered around synthetic and completely artificial techniques. We propose new nanosensors providing auxiliary sensing in conjunction with the natural system of a plant. These nanosensors provide an optical readout of lead in water by relying on a plants natural function near riverbeds.
Inspiratioun: This project is motivated by Flint water crisis, New Jersey school water problems, Austin Mar 2019 water advisory and many more. Current trend shows that by the time impurities are usually found in residential or agricultural, it is too late and has previously proven to be fatal. This is because continuous, cheap or off the shelf monitoring methods along river beds do not exist today. Argus on the other hand, provides an electricity free fully continuous water monitoring platform.
Projetdauer: This project was stated in 2017 and finished in 2019. It has been exhibited around the world such as Science Gallery Bangalore, Future of Everything WSJ Festival in NYC.
Operatiounsablaf: Argus has nanonsensors injected inside the leaves of a living plant. A plant is like a natural motor in the environment operating twenty four hours without electricity. It continuously samples water and with that any impurities as well. Our nanosensors normally produce a visible glow of a specific light wavelength on the plant. When lead impurities from the environment come in contact with the nanosensors, this glow disappears to indicate that there are impurities in the environment.
Teammemberen: Harpreet Sareen
Pattie Maes
Bildnoweis: Images: Harpreet Sareen CC 4.0
Motion graphics: Jiefu Zheng