24-Aug-2020 | Market Research Store
A team from University of California has developed a robust, cost-effective imaging platform using lab-on-a-chip technology for rapid coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing across the globe by the year end. This new platform could also help make vaccine development and use easier. However, widespread demand for testing of virus and its antibodies is found to be escalating. In the U.S., the accuracy and cost of the antibody testing is found be fluctuating thereby making it necessary for a novel antibody testing. According to the researchers, the new technology can help ease testing process at an affordable price. The study published in the journal Lab on a Chip touches upon the accuracy of the testing platform that will help public health officers deploy individualized mitigation strategies that are necessary to safely reopen the nation.
The finger prick method is used to test antibody levels in case of viral infections such as COVID-19. The feasible imaging platform named TinyArray imager along with a 3-D-printed prototype with an off-the-shelf LED and a tiny 5-megapixel camera to spot the antibodies with accuracy similar to that of expensive imaging systems. This single platform can help detect COVID-19 virus and its antibodies through just a nose swab. The large-scale testing can make detection of COVID-19 in people with no symptoms in order to avoid impact on public health.
The new imaging platform is a bonanza during the pandemic as it will take years for an effective vaccine to be developed as the virus mutates every second. The researchers hope that the TinyArray imager will be ready to deploy across the U.S. by December 2020. One of the best features is that it would be great for the developing or under-developed countries. It is believed that once the platform is manufactured it will be made accessible on a world scale.
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