In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences Company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in both the present and potential ...

Before 2020, the words “lateral flow” meant little to anyone outside the scientific community. When talking to people unfamiliar with lateral flow, those working with the technology would often have ...

Lateral flow assays, also called immunochromatographic assays, identify or measure biomolecules in intricate samples like blood, saliva, urine, or other fluids to diagnose numerous medical conditions.

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

The field of lateral flow diagnostics is growing rapidly, with many innovative applications now ranging from the identification of toxins in food to plant pathogen detection; they have come a long way ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

Latest figures show that around 3.8m people in the UK, approximately one in 17, has Covid. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released earlier this week found that this was a 7 per ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

With Covid case numbers spiking across the UK, here’s how to tell the difference between a positive and negative lateral flow test result Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers assessed the changing landscape of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and the development of next-generation LFTs based on lessons ...

New testing rules across the UK mean you don't have to have a PCR test if you get a positive lateral flow test, as long as you do not have any Covid symptoms. It makes accurate LFTs more important ...

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