How does a lateral flow test work?
Summary
This animation from i-Sense demonstrates how lateral flow tests can test for more diseases than just COVID-19, and are an easy way to get results fast. Through the binding of antigens to antibodies on the test membrane, nanoparticles give a clear result in less than 30-minutes. By coupling this with mobile technologies, data can be collected very quickly to combat disease outbreaks on a global scale.
i-Sense is an EPSRC-funded Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration working to develop tools and technologies to track, test, and treat infectious diseases. The project aims to build a new generation of digital sensing systems to identify and prevent outbreaks of infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance, much earlier than ever before. i-Sense’s mission strongly aligns with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Challenge Research Fund, working in partnership with end-users in low and middle-income countries, to build innovative digital technologies that meet their needs.
Researcher Profile
i-Sense is an EPSRC funded interdisciplinary research collaboration working to develop tools and technologies to track, test and treat infectious diseases. The project aims to build a new generation of digital sensing systems to identify and prevent outbreaks of infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance, much earlier than ever before. Our mission strongly aligns to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Challenge Research Fund. We work in partnership with end users in low and middle-income countries, to build innovative digital technologies that meet their needs.
