Authors: Juan Carlos Abrego-Martinez, Maziar Jafari, Siham Chergui, Catalin Pavel, Diping Che, Mohamed Siaj

Venue: Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Type: Publication

Abstract: Rapid, mass diagnosis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical to stop the ongoing infection spread. The two standard screening methods to confirm the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are polymerase chain reaction (PCR), through the RNA of the virus, and serology by detecting antibodies produced as a response to the viral infection. However, given the detection complexity, cost and relatively long analysis times of these techniques, novel technologies are urgently needed. Here, we report an aptamer-base... (read more)

DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113595