Nanoparticles could enable a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test - EurekAlert


4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 10 months ago

Rapid antigen tests can quickly and conveniently tell a person that they are positive for COVID-19. However, because antibody-based tests aren’t very sensitive, they can fail to detect early infections with low viral loads. Now, researchers reporting in ACS S…

image: A 3D-printed device detects temperature changes when SARS-CoV-2 binds to molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (ruler shows cm).view more  Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2022, DOI: 10… [+4388 chars]

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