Projektnummer

0068375

Zusammenfassung

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 a...