SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 5, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
...fluorescence can be visualised. Another approach was to apply the same concept to lateral flow strips ... Suresh from Iowa State University.
Since its appearance, SARS-CoV-2 has spread to almost every part of... required: 37°C heat block and 62°C heat block
Approach: Viral RNA is extracted and subject to isothermal... required: 37°C water bath and 42°C water bath
Approach: RNA is extracted from a sample and subject to...cleaved. Cleavage results in fluorescence and this approach can be incorporated into a lateral-flow readout...blue light illuminator or UV light illuminator.
Approach: Highly similar to the SHERLOCK diagnostic test...microliter
Time: Not mentioned in the paper, likely approximately 1-2 hours
Equipment needed: Mini PCR machines...