Rapid and direct quantification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with an ultrasensitive nanobody-based photonic nanosensor
Gisela Ruiz‐Vega, Maria Soler, M.‐Carmen Estévez, Patricia Ramirez‐Priego, Martalu D. Pazos, María A. Noriega, Yago Margolles, Clara Francés‐Gómez, Ron Geller, Giulia Matusali, Francesca Colavita, Antonino Di, José M. Casasnovas, Luis Ángel Fernández, Laura M. Lechuga
Abstract
An innovative nanophotonic sensor using bioengineered nanobodies as receptors enables ultrasensitive COVID-19 detection and viral load determination in a 15 min assay without sample pretreatments.
Topics & Concepts
NanosensorSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Photonics2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNanophotonicsNanotechnologyVirologyMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsBiologyMedicineDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiosensors and Analytical DetectionAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications