Abstract
The present invention relates to a lab-on-a-chip (LOAC)-system for the rapid detection of e.g. pathogens. The system comprises a tabletop detection apparatus and a portable optical detection cartridge for being received in the inner of the detection apparatus, the cartridges comprising a plurality of test wells for detecting a desired chemical reaction taking place within a respective test well. In embodiments of the invention, the optical detection cartridge is pre-loaded with suitable respective reagents selective for a disease pathogen such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Original language | English |
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IPC | G01N 21/ 64 A I |
Patent number | WO2021204335 |
Filing date | 31/03/2021 |
Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
Priority date | 07/05/2020 |
Priority number | EP20200173505 |
Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2021 |