[HTML][HTML] Review on recent progress in magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and diverse applications

A Ali, T Shah, R Ullah, P Zhou, M Guo, M Ovais… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diverse applications of nanoparticles (NPs) have revolutionized various sectors in society. In
the recent decade, particularly magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have gained enormous …

[HTML][HTML] Testing at scale during the COVID-19 pandemic

TR Mercer, M Salit - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Assembly and publication of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) genome in January 2020 enabled the immediate development of tests to detect the …

[HTML][HTML] Viral dynamics and real-time RT-PCR Ct values correlation with disease severity in COVID-19

AA Rabaan, R Tirupathi, AA Sule, J Aldali, AA Mutair… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Real-time RT-PCR is considered the gold standard confirmatory test for coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). However, many scientists disagree, and it is essential to understand that …

[HTML][HTML] Current and innovative methods for the diagnosis of COVID‑19 infection

L Falzone, G Gattuso, A Tsatsakis… - International …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic has forced the scientific
community to rapidly develop highly reliable diagnostic methods in order to effectively and …

COVID-19 point-of-care diagnostics: present and future

E Valera, A Jankelow, J Lim, V Kindratenko… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Point-of-care (POC) detection technologies that enable decentralized, rapid, sensitive, low-
cost diagnostics of COVID-19 infection are urgently needed around the world. With many …

[HTML][HTML] Lateral flow test engineering and lessons learned from COVID-19

J Budd, BS Miller, NE Weckman, D Cherkaoui… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The acceptability and feasibility of large-scale testing with lateral flow tests (LFTs) for clinical
and public health purposes has been demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. LFTs …

Sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a SERS-based aptasensor

H Chen, SG Park, N Choi, HJ Kwon, T Kang… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We developed a new surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based aptasensor
platform capable of quantifying severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Translational gaps and opportunities for medical wearables in digital health

S Xu, J Kim, JR Walter, R Ghaffari… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
A confluence of advances in biosensor technologies, enhancements in health care delivery
mechanisms, and improvements in machine learning, together with an increased awareness …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical public health interventions against COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Iezadi, K Gholipour, S Azami-Aghdash, A Ghiasi… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Non-Pharmaceutical Public Health Interventions (NPHIs) have been used by different
countries to control the spread of the COVID-19. Despite available evidence regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of COVID-19

M Alafeef, P Moitra, K Dighe, D Pan - Nature Protocols, 2021 - nature.com
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights the shortcomings
of the current testing paradigm for viral disease diagnostics. Here, we report a stepwise …