Design considerations for point-of-need devices based on nucleic acid amplification for COVID-19 diagnostics and beyond

Currently, the ongoing pandemic has created an unprecedented pressure for the development of various analytical assays and especially their immediate practical applications. A number of tests based on different principles such as immunoassay [1], electrochemistry [2], nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) [3] and others have been reported [4]. Immunoassays and NAATs are currently being utilized clinically, while systems based on several other principles did not go further than the acceptance of manuscripts for publication.

Keywords

COVID-19, point of care, point of need, portable systems, RT-PCR

Citation

BIOTECHNIQUES. 2021, vol. 71, issue 4, p. 505-509.
https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/btn-2021-0040

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Peer-reviewed

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Published version

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en

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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