RAPID

Penn researcher holding a smartphone as it uses the RAPID test to detect COVID-19
By  Mallory Hackett 12:10 pm May 13, 2021
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a diagnostic test for COVID-19 made of scalable materials that can deliver results within minutes at a fraction of the cost of other tests. Called RAPID 1.0 (Real-time Accurate Portable Impedimetric Detection prototype 1.0), the test was developed as an alternative to RT-PCR tests, which require trained laboratory...