The LIAMT handheld processor features a window which the user can look through to view fluorescent virus detection signals. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202310066
Because of its high accuracy, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is the gold standard for infectious disease diagnostics. However, PCR technology requires highly trained staff and costly equipment, hindering its availability, especially in low-resource settings. New research suggests a different kind of test could be more streamlined without sacrificing performance.
A platform technology developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut uses similar techniques as PCR testing, but within a handheld device rather than several benchtop machines.
In a study publish...
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