Nucleic acid amplification has permeated every field in the life sciences since the
introduction of the classic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method in 1983. Yet, despite its …

Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is a highly sensitive and selective isothermal
amplification technique, operating at 37–42° C, with minimal sample preparation and …

Nucleic acid amplification technologies (NAATs) have become fundamental tools in
molecular diagnostics, due to their ability to detect small amounts of target molecules. Since …

The easy and rapid spread of bacterial contamination and the risk it poses to human health
makes evident the need for analytical methods alternative to conventional time-consuming …

Effective disease management strategies to prevent catastrophic crop losses require rapid,
sensitive, and multiplexed detection methods for timely decision making. To address this …

Foodborne pathogens can cause foodborne illness. In reality, one food sample may carry
more than one pathogen. A rapid, sensitive, and multiple target method for bacteria …

Optical resonator sensors are an emerging class of analytical technologies that use
recirculating light confined within a microcavity to sensitively measure the surrounding …

DNA amplification is required for most molecular diagnostic applications, but conventional
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has disadvantages for field testing. Isothermal …

Infections caused by protozoan parasites affect millions of people around the world.
Traditionally, diagnosis was made by microscopy, which is insensitive and in some cases …

Ring resonator-based biosensors have found widespread application as the transducing
principle in “lab-on-a-chip” platforms due to their sensitivity, small size and support for …