[HTML][HTML] Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, SL Simpson, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

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 …

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: a study in Louisiana, USA

SP Sherchan, S Shahin, LM Ward, S Tandukar… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) RNA in wastewater samples in southern Louisiana, USA. Untreated and treated …

[HTML][HTML] Design and numerical analysis of a graphene-coated SPR biosensor for rapid detection of the novel coronavirus

TBA Akib, SF Mou, MM Rahman, MM Rana, MR Islam… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a highly sensitive graphene-based multiple-layer (BK7/Au/PtSe2/Graphene)
coated surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor is proposed for the rapid detection of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Progress in diagnostics, therapy and vaccination

X Liu, C Liu, G Liu, W Luo, N Xia - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has recently become a pandemic. As the sudden …

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: from transmission to control with an interdisciplinary vision

U Anand, C Cabreros, J Mal, F Ballesteros Jr… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
There a lot of review papers addressing specific COVID-19 research sectors, then devoted
to specialists. This review provides an in-depth summary of the available information about …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of process limit of detection and quantification variation of SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR and RT-dPCR assays for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, A Bivins, S Metcalfe, WJM Smith… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA requires the rigorous
characterization of the limit of detection resulting from the entire sampling process-the …

A glucose meter interface for point-of-care gene circuit-based diagnostics

E Amalfitano, M Karlikow, M Norouzi, K Jaenes… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Recent advances in cell-free synthetic biology have given rise to gene circuit-based sensors
with the potential to provide decentralized and low-cost molecular diagnostics. However, it …

Digital PCR applications in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 era: a roadmap for future outbreaks

R Nyaruaba, C Mwaliko, D Dobnik… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a global public health …

RNA reference materials with defined viral RNA loads of SARS-CoV-2—A useful tool towards a better PCR assay harmonization

L Vierbaum, N Wojtalewicz, HP Grunert, V Lindig… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, requires reliable diagnostic methods to track the
circulation of this virus. Following the development of RT-qPCR methods to meet this …