Rapid SARS-CoV-2 spike protein detection by carbon nanotube-based near-infrared nanosensors

RL Pinals, F Ledesma, D Yang, N Navarro, S Jeong… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
To effectively track and eliminate COVID-19, it is critical to develop tools for rapid and
accessible diagnosis of actively infected individuals. Here, we introduce a single-walled …

Ferrobotic swarms enable accessible and adaptable automated viral testing

H Lin, W Yu, K A. Sabet, M Bogumil, Y Zhao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Expanding our global testing capacity is critical to preventing and containing pandemics,,,,,,,–
. Accordingly, accessible and adaptable automated platforms that in decentralized settings …

Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases

TY Liu, GJ Knott, DCJ Smock, JJ Desmarais… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
Direct, amplification-free detection of RNA has the potential to transform molecular
diagnostics by enabling simple on-site analysis of human or environmental samples …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory information management system for biosafety laboratory: Safety and efficiency

D Sun, L Wu, G Fan - Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2021 - Elsevier
Laboratory information management system (LIMS) has been widely used to facilitate
laboratory activities. However, the current LIMSs do not contain functions to improve the …

Medical robots for infectious diseases: lessons and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic

A Di Lallo, R Murphy, A Krieger, J Zhu… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical robots can play an important role in mitigating the spread of infectious diseases and
delivering quality care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods and procedures …

Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva via Cas13

SS Chandrasekaran, S Agrawal, A Fanton… - Nature biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid nucleic acid testing is central to infectious disease surveillance. Here, we report an
assay for rapid COVID-19 testing and its implementation in a prototype microfluidic device …

Extraction of viral nucleic acids with carbon nanotubes increases SARS-CoV-2 quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction detection sensitivity

S Jeong, E González-Grandío, N Navarro, RL Pinals… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has led to a surging demand for rapid and
efficient viral infection diagnostic tests, generating a supply shortage in diagnostic test …

Open-source RNA extraction and RT-qPCR methods for SARS-CoV-2 detection

TGW Graham, C Dugast-Darzacq, GM Dailey… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Re-opening of communities in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has ignited
new waves of infections in many places around the world. Mitigating the risk of reopening …

Feasibility and effectiveness of daily temperature screening to detect COVID-19 in a prospective cohort at a large public university

SN Facente, LA Hunter, LJ Packel, Y Li, A Harte… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Many persons with active SARS-CoV-2 infection experience mild or no
symptoms, presenting barriers to COVID-19 prevention. Regular temperature screening is …

A blueprint for academic laboratories to produce SARS-CoV-2 quantitative RT-PCR test kits

SJ Mascuch, S Fakhretaha-Aval, JC Bowman… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Widespread testing for the presence of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals remains vital for controlling the COVID …