Halo-A Universal Fluorescence Reader Based Threat Agent Detection Platform-A Proof of Concept Study Using SARS-CoV-2 Assays

• Main Authors: Joseph Walish (Author), Jason Cox (Author), Jeremy Boone (Author), Jennifer Stone (Author), Nathan Henderson (Author), Molly Maloney (Author), Joe Ma (Author), Jonathan Maa (Author), Nghiem On (Author), Konrad Petre (Author), Bruce G. Goodwin (Author), Shanmuga Sozhamannan (Author), Robert Deans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remains the gold standard in disease diagnostics due to its extreme sensitivity and specificity. However, PCR tests are expensive and complex, require skilled personnel and specialized equipment to conduct the tests, and have long turnaround times. On the other hand,...