EU-FUNDED PROJECT DEVELOPS ULTRA-RAPID NON-COMMERCIAL TEST FOR CORONAVIRUS

EU-FUNDED PROJECT DEVELOPS ULTRA-RAPID NON-COMMERCIAL TEST FOR CORONAVIRUS

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The PATHAG antigenic test will take few seconds and will cost less than one euro per sample. Researchers expect it to be available by the end of 2020 Kgs. Lyngby, 15th September 2020 - EU-funded project CORONADX is developing an ultra-rapid test suitable for mass screening of Sars-Cov2, the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease. The test, called PATHAG, provides results in less than one minute with a simple, on-site procedure. The system uses antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 that are fixed to microscopic latex beads. If a patient’s sample contains the virus, the antibodies bind to the viral particles and bring the latex beads along, forming a visible clump. The reaction occurs within seconds...

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