UPenn Medical School develops low cost COVID-19 test called RAPID

MOBIHEALTHNEWS, 13/05/2021

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UPenn Medical School develops low cost COVID-19 test called RAPID

"Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a diagnostic test for COVID-19 made of scalable materials that can deliver results within minutes at a fraction of the cost of other tests.

Called RAPID 1.0 (Real-time Accurate Portable Impedimetric Detection prototype 1.0), the test was developed as an alternative to RT-PCR tests, which require trained laboratory technicians to perform and can take days to get results back, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The new test uses a screen-printed electrode, which the researchers say can be mass-produced, to detect the virus in nasal-swab or saliva samples. Results are returned within four minutes and can be read on a benchtop instrument or on a smartphone.

What’s more, the RAPID test costs $4.67 to produce, according to the researchers. Meanwhile, the average cost of a PCR test is $148, according to the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker..." Lire la suite