MDfrom the Harvard School of Public Health. As a major advocate for at-home, rapid testing, Dr. Mina explains how a $1 test could potentially curb COVID-19 spread in the United States and worldwide. In addition, he describes current barriers to making at-home rapid ...
Figure 1. Schematic representation of a positive indirect immunoassay to detect COVID-19. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody (primary antibody) in patient serum samples is captured onto the surface of the SPE’s peptide-modified working electrode. Retained human antibodies are bound by AP-conjugated an...
COVID-19; detection; lateral flow immunoassay; quantum dots; point-of-care testing; performance1. Introduction The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, towards the end of 2019, swiftly evolved into a global pandemic, resulting in significant consequences for ...
Figure 1. Schematic diagram for conventional and advanced laboratory-based techniques used for monitoring microbial pathogens in environmental samples. ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IMA: immunomagnetic assay; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; FISH: fluorescent in-situ hybridization; LAMP: loop-med...