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Paper-Based Test Being Developed to Improve Preeclampsia Diagnosis and for Decentralized Settings
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The testing being developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Yale could make diagnosis of the condition more accessible in LMICs.
The two-step process only requires treatment with two different mixtures and a heat block to return results.
UIC Researchers Using Inexpensive Nanomaterial to Develop High-Performance SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test
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A University of Illinois at Chicago team is using graphene grown on sheets of copper to develop a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test with a very low limit of detection.
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for University of Illinois Coronavirus PCR Test
The RT-PCR-based test is designed to detect three SARS-CoV-2 genes in saliva samples collected in the presence of a trained observer.
The researchers will conduct clinical validation in children suspected of having been exposed to high levels of manganese in Chicago.