An outlook on microfluidics: the promise and the challenge

S Battat, DA Weitz, GM Whitesides - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This perspective considers ways in which the field of microfluidics can increase its impact by
improving existing technologies and enabling new functionalities. We highlight applications …

Lessons from countries implementing find, test, trace, isolation and support policies in the rapid response of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

SC Chung, S Marlow, N Tobias, A Alogna, I Alogna… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To systematically learn lessons from the experiences of countries implementing
find, test, trace, isolate, support (FTTIS) in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design …

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] Physical distancing in schools for SARS-CoV-2 and the resurgence of rhinovirus

S Poole, NJ Brendish, AR Tanner… - The Lancet. Respiratory …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the past few weeks, there has been a great deal of trepidation among the public about the
impact of children returning to school on the transmission of severe acute respiratory …

A plug-and-play platform of ratiometric bioluminescent sensors for homogeneous immunoassays

Y Ni, BJHM Rosier, EA van Aalen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Heterogeneous immunoassays such as ELISA have become indispensable in modern
bioanalysis, yet translation into point-of-care assays is hindered by their dependence on …

SARS-CoV-2 has displaced other seasonal respiratory viruses: results from a prospective cohort study

S Poole, NJ Brendish, TW Clark - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The effect of SARS-CoV-2 on existing respiratory viruses in circulation and the
overall burden of viral respiratory disease remains uncertain. Traditionally, severe viral …

Point-of-care CRISPR-Cas-assisted SARS-CoV-2 detection in an automated and portable droplet magnetofluidic device

FE Chen, PW Lee, AY Trick, JS Park, L Chen… - Biosensors and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the fight against COVID-19, there remains an unmet need for point-of-care (POC)
diagnostic testing tools that can rapidly and sensitively detect the causative SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid multiplex PCR for respiratory viruses reduces time to result and improves clinical care: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

TW Clark, K Lindsley, TB Wigmosta, A Bhagat… - Journal of Infection, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The clinical impact of rapid sample-to-answer “syndromic” multiplex polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) testing for respiratory viruses is not clearly established. We performed …

Novel dual multiplex real-time RT-PCR assays for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A/B, and respiratory syncytial virus using the BD MAX open system

HY Chung, MJ Jian, CK Chang, JC Lin… - Emerging microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly, causing deaths worldwide. In this study, we
evaluated the performance of the BD MAX Open System module for identifying viral …

Surveillance-based informative testing for detection and containment of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on a public university campus: an observational and modelling study

L Rennert, C McMahan, CA Kalbaugh… - The Lancet Child & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Despite severe outbreaks of COVID-19 among colleges and universities across
the USA during the Fall 2020 semester, the majority of institutions did not routinely test …