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New test detects COVID-19 at low concentrations in just ten minutes

The developed device “can mark before and after” in the fight against coronavirus. | Fountain: EPFL

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A team of scientists from three Swiss research centers has developed a device capable of detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 using microfluidic techniques that can detect the pathogen even in minimal concentrations in saliva and give results in 10 minutes.

As reported today in a statement by the Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne (EPFL), one of the institutions behind the project, the device can detect the virus at a tiny concentration of 10 atmolar, the equivalent of a drop of water in an Olympic swimming pool.

Developed with scientists from the University of Switzerland in Italy (USI) and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), the device uses a DNA biosensor that detects RNA virus in human saliva.

The fight against coronavirus

The developed device “can mark before and after” in the fight against corona virusassures EPFL, emphasizing that it is able to distinguish the virus from other similar ones (for example, those that cause MERS or SARS), thereby reducing the likelihood of false positives.

“It can be deployed in non-medical settings such as airports, schools, workplaces,” the research center suggests. (EFE)


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