Disposable silicon-based all-in-one micro-qPCR for apid on-site detection of pathogens

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1
• Main Authors: Nunez-Bajo Estefania, Silva Pinto Collins Alexander, Kasimatis, Michael, Yasin, Cotur, Asfour Tarek, Tanriverdi Ugur, Grell, Max, Kaisti Matti, Senesi Guglielmo, Stevenson, Karen, Firat, Güder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 02.12.2020; Nature Publishing Group UK
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnostic systems; DNA; Low cost; Medical treatment; Nucleic acids; Paratuberculosis; Pathogens; Real time; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Silicon; Viral diseases

Rapid screening and low-cost diagnosis play a crucial role in choosing the correct course of intervention when dealing with highly infectious pathogens. This is especially important if the disease-causing agent has no effective treatment, such as the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and shows no or sim...