Rapid and Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Test with a Smartphone
- Funded by Volkswagen Stiftung
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19start year
2020Funder
Volkswagen StiftungPrincipal Investigator
Dr and Prof Dr and Prof Dr and Dr Irene Fernandez-Cuesta, Arwen Pearson, James Holton, Neus Feliu…Research Location
GermanyLead Research Institution
Universität HamburgResearch 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
Billions of rapid tests are required to quell a pandemic with significant asymptomatic spread, such as COVID-19. However, current testing protocols are insufficient, and developing countries do not have the adequate infrastructures. The project team will develop an ultra-cheap, versatile single-use device for fast and sensitive detection of genetic material of SARS-CoV-2 at home, using a mobile phone for read out. The device is based on a lateral flow assay, but in contrast to "paper"-based devices, it will be a structured, plastic chip, where the analyte can be strongly concentrated and detected via fluorescent nanoparticles for excellent sensitivity.