'Wonder material' can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately

Date16th, Jun 2021

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Researchers have successfully used graphene -- one of the strongest, thinnest known materials -- to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments.

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Graphene Sensor

image: An illustration of the graphene-based COVID-19 spike protein detection process developed at UIC. The white rectangle represents the substrate with graphene functionalized with SARS-CoV-2 antibody (shown in yellow). When this graphene detector interacts with the virus' spike protein in a COVID-positive sample, its atomic vibration frequency changes. view more 

Credit: Vikas Berry

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