New Technology of Nucleic Acid Detection Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors and Healthcare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 3916
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
On the emergence of new infectious virus strains, such as SARS-CoV-2, that result in outbreaks, the availability of rapid and nucleic acid-based testing of infected suspects (symptomatic or asymptomatic) that produces results in minutes and directly from samples is the most effective way to prevent human-to-human disease transmission and pandemics. Hundreds of molecular tests have been rapidly introduced, albeit still facing an arduous journey to practical application and mass usage, mainly due to the shortcomings of the existing laboratory-based testing paradigm for RNA-based viral diagnostics. This Special Issue “New Technology of Nucleic Acid Detection Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics” focuses on recent advances in the laboratory-free and rapid nucleic acid-based testing technologies and their practical applications toward implementation of the ‘One Health’ concept, a crucial approach to preparing for future pandemics by recognizing the interconnections and establishing early warning surveillance at the interface between humans, animals, and their shared environments.
We invite submissions of new research that guide us in advancing nucleic acid-based point-of-care testing to improve diagnostic preparedness.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Simple and lab-free sampling for onsite nucleic acid testing
- Sensitive and reliable nucleic acid amplification technology
- Portable and cost-effective biosensing devices
- Point-of-care protocols for onsite nucleic acid testing
Dr. Manish Biyani
Guest Editor
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