Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2

Nucleic acid testing (NAT) played a crucial role in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the epidemic. The gold standard technique, the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) technique, is currently used by the government and medical boards to detect SARS-CoV-2. Due to the...

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Main Authors: Weidu Song, Taiyi Zhang, Huichao Lin, Yujing Yang, Gaozhen Zhao, Xiaowen Huang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/4/636
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author Weidu Song
Taiyi Zhang
Huichao Lin
Yujing Yang
Gaozhen Zhao
Xiaowen Huang
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Taiyi Zhang
Huichao Lin
Yujing Yang
Gaozhen Zhao
Xiaowen Huang
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description Nucleic acid testing (NAT) played a crucial role in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the epidemic. The gold standard technique, the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) technique, is currently used by the government and medical boards to detect SARS-CoV-2. Due to the limitations of this technology, it is not capable of meeting the needs of large-scale rapid detection. To solve this problem, many new techniques for detecting nucleic acids of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported. Therefore, a review that systematically and comprehensively introduces and compares various detection technologies is needed. In this paper, we not only review the traditional NAT but also provide an overview of microfluidic-based NAT technologies and summarize and discuss the characteristics and development prospects of these techniques.
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spelling doaj.art-08be001cb2384895a6cb0970239007642023-12-03T13:44:29ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-04-0113463610.3390/mi13040636Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2Weidu Song0Taiyi Zhang1Huichao Lin2Yujing Yang3Gaozhen Zhao4Xiaowen Huang5State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250300, ChinaNucleic acid testing (NAT) played a crucial role in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the epidemic. The gold standard technique, the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) technique, is currently used by the government and medical boards to detect SARS-CoV-2. Due to the limitations of this technology, it is not capable of meeting the needs of large-scale rapid detection. To solve this problem, many new techniques for detecting nucleic acids of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported. Therefore, a review that systematically and comprehensively introduces and compares various detection technologies is needed. In this paper, we not only review the traditional NAT but also provide an overview of microfluidic-based NAT technologies and summarize and discuss the characteristics and development prospects of these techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/4/636SARS-CoV-2nucleic acid testingpolymerase chain reactionisothermal amplificationmicrofluidicCRISPR–Cas systems
spellingShingle Weidu Song
Taiyi Zhang
Huichao Lin
Yujing Yang
Gaozhen Zhao
Xiaowen Huang
Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
Micromachines
SARS-CoV-2
nucleic acid testing
polymerase chain reaction
isothermal amplification
microfluidic
CRISPR–Cas systems
title Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
title_full Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
title_fullStr Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
title_full_unstemmed Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
title_short Conventional and Microfluidic Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid of SARS-CoV-2
title_sort conventional and microfluidic methods for the detection of nucleic acid of sars cov 2
topic SARS-CoV-2
nucleic acid testing
polymerase chain reaction
isothermal amplification
microfluidic
CRISPR–Cas systems
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/4/636
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