MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing - MIT News


8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry

MIT chemists developed a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing, The design, from the Swager Lab at MIT, uses electronic polymers, rather than colored lines, to indicate a positive response, enabling quantitative monitoring of biomarkers.

Lateral flow assays (LFA) tests have become ubiquitous within the general public; they are the format for standard home pregnancy and Covid-19 tests, indicating a positive result with a colored line,… [+2494 chars]

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