Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes

Credit: Shubham Sharma, Washington University in St. Louis

Clockwise from front left: Cirrito, Chakrabarty, Puthussery and Yuede stand alongside the SARS-CoV-2 wet cyclone aerosol sampler they developed.

« Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes

Credit: Joseph Puthussery, Washington University in St. Louis

A team of researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine has developed a proof-of-concept air quality monitor that can detect live SARS-CoV-2 virus in indoor environments. The monitor uses a biosensor made with nanobodies that is integrated into an air sampler that operates based on the wet cyclone technology.

« Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes

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