Scientists at Northwestern University have developed an antigen-based Covid-19 testing method that offers highly accurate results in less than three minutes.
In a recent blind laboratory test, the new method showed 100% accurate results in five minutes or less than that from swab to signal.
Additionally, the high-sensitivity test is being developed as a swab test and a rapid exhaled breath detection test for Covid-19.
The rapid swab test method can identify the presence of multiple surface proteins on the virus by utilising a nanomechanical sensor platform and microcantilever technology.
