Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Rapid electrochemical detection of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

  • Thanyarat Chaibun,
  • Jiratchaya Puenpa,
  • Tatchanun Ngamdee,
  • Nimaradee Boonapatcharoen,
  • Pornpat Athamanolap,
  • Anthony Peter O’Mullane,
  • Sompong Vongpunsawad,
  • Yong Poovorawan,
  • Su Yin Lee,
  • Benchaporn Lertanantawong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21121-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Currently the most common method of COVID-19 diagnosis is by qRT-PCR which is slow and requires expensive instrumentation. Here the authors report an electrochemical biosensor based on isothermal rolling circle amplification for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples.