Sandia National Laboratories
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Eli Lilly, Sandia National Labs Coronavirus PCR Tests
Both of the RT-PCR-based tests are designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid gene in a variety of swab samples and other specimens.
The test, based on the next generation of a spinning disk platform, detects three enterotoxins and DNA from three enteric pathogens.
The portable system uses centrifugal microfluidics, with molecular tests deploying a visualization method that obviates the need for sample prep.
The new device rotates heating blocks to contact a stationary sample and is meant to be integrated with a plug-and-play digital microfluidics hub.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) ― Manipulating miniature droplets and subjecting them to high temperatures on an open digital microfluidic device leads to evaporation that can seriously disrupt concentration-dependent enzymatic reactions, like PCR.