The sensors are freeze-dried, surrounded by a tank of water that is released when the wearer pushes a button, signaling that theyre ready to be evaluated. Peter Nguyen, a research scientist at Harvard Universitys Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and one of the lead authors of the study stated, “This test is as sensitive as the gold standard, extremely delicate PCR tests, however its as quick as the antigen checks that are used for fast analysis of Covid-19.”The research study was moneyed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group; the Wyss Institute; Johnson and Johnson Innovation JLABS; the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

The sensors are freeze-dried, surrounded by a reservoir of water that is released when the user presses a button, signaling that theyre all set to be tested. Peter Nguyen, a research researcher at Harvard Universitys Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and one of the lead authors of the research study said, “This test is as delicate as the gold requirement, highly delicate PCR tests, but its as quick as the antigen evaluates that are used for fast analysis of Covid-19.”The research was moneyed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group; the Wyss Institute; Johnson and Johnson Innovation JLABS; the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.