IIT-Madras Develops Device To Check Milk Adulteration In 30 Seconds

New Delhi: IIT Madras researchers have developed a portable 3D paper-based device to detect milk adulteration in just 30 seconds.

Reportedly, the research was led by Dr. Pallab Sinha Mahapatra, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras, along with research scholars Subhashis Patari and Driyankan Datta. They co-authored a research paper that has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

The device can detect various commonly used adulterating agents such as detergents, soap, hydrogen peroxide, urea, starch, salt, and sodium-hydrogen-carbonate, among others.