Research

COVID-19 Research

Title :

Development of IoT enabled rapid screening device for COVID-19 specific antigen and antibody in point of care application

Area of research :

COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences

Focus area :

Detection kit for COVID-19

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Monidipa Ghosh, Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Contact info :

Details

Outcome/Output:

A human monoclonal anti-SARS-CoV2 antibody/ antigen-coated strip-sensor for a novel, point of care noninvasive device to detect the COVID-19 specific biomarker antigens (spike proteins S1 and S2) in patient sample. The novel point-of-care diagnostic tool will be designed in the context of Indian scenario and under the National Health Mission India to combat the current pandemic situation.

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