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HKUST Research Team Invents Coronavirus Detection Device Offering Diagnostic Results in 40 Minutes
A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) invented a portable 2019-nCoV detection device which uses microfluidic chip technology that can detect the virus in just 40 minutes from sampling to testing. The current polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology takes between 1.5 to 3 hours.
Unlike the large-scale PCR devices which use semiconductor to heat up testing samples, the new device uses a novel silicon-based micro-heater module for the purpose. The micro-heater, which has lower thermal mass and a better thermal conductivity, could speed up temperature rise from an average of 4-5℃ per second in conventional PCR devices to
around 30℃ per second in the new devices, hence greatly reducing the detection time.
Source: Stand News; HKUST
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HKUST Research Team Invents Coronavirus Detection Device Offering Diagnostic Results in 40 Minutes
A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) invented a portable 2019-nCoV detection device which uses microfluidic chip technology that can detect the virus in just 40 minutes from sampling to testing. The current polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology takes between 1.5 to 3 hours.
Unlike the large-scale PCR devices which use semiconductor to heat up testing samples, the new device uses a novel silicon-based micro-heater module for the purpose. The micro-heater, which has lower thermal mass and a better thermal conductivity, could speed up temperature rise from an average of 4-5℃ per second in conventional PCR devices to
around 30℃ per second in the new devices, hence greatly reducing the detection time.
Source: Stand News; HKUST
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