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Diagnostic imaging of viruses by means of table-top X-ray microscopy

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr and Dr and Priv-Doz Dr Jan Rothhardt, Michael Kirschbaum, Ralph Hölzel

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universität Jena

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

With a view to the current and future pandemics, test procedures for the infection status of a person, which are easily adaptable to new pathogens, are urgently needed. The aim of the project is to set up a table-top imaging platform in the soft X-ray range, based on cutting-edge laser technology, for the fast and direct detection of viruses based on their nanoscale structural features (morphology). The proposed project shall setup, analyze and benchmark the new platform for virus diagnostics and thus pave the way for a compact, high throughput and cost-effective test apparatus, which could, in principle, be operated in any clinic and significantly extend our toolbox in the fight against current and future pandemics.