Research
Title : | Development of a point-of-care fibre-optic biosensor (P-FAB) device for rapid detection of COVID-19 |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | COVID-19 Diagnostics |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Raghavendra Sai V, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | vvrsai@iitm.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | This study aims to exploit the on-going device development efforts and scale up of probe fabrication and biofunctionalisation processes for technology demonstration of a PoC-FOB device for COVID-19 diagnosis. ChemBioSens Pvt Ltd., a spin-off start-up from the Biosensors Lab at IIT Madras will lead the efforts towards successful commercialisation of the technology. |
Patents : | Filed patent |
Outcome/Output: | Project developed a rapid point-of-care plasmonic fibre optic absorbance biosensor (P-FAB) strategy for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 N-protein in saliva or nasal/ oropharyngeal swabs. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Funding Agency :Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India | |