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Project

Rapid antigen test for diagnosis and treatment - Biochemical optimization of silicon photonics based biosensor chip.
Code
17808915
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Biochemistry and metabolism
    • Other biological sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
Keywords
silicium
 
Project description
 

The development of an inexpensive, easy to use and sensitive (1 pg / ml) diagnostic device which is able to carry out a rapid and multiplexed screening of biomarkers of infectious pathogens in a non-invasive samples (urine, saliva, keelswabs etc. ). The unit will have a low cost (2000-5000 euro); will work with cheap disposables (5-15 euros) and will provide an easily interpretable results.