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A team of scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the development of a new paper-based diagnostic device. The breakthrough test can detect COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in under 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This innovation does not require sophisticated lab equipment or trained personnel. Instead, it uses a simple design to offer a fast, affordable, and portable screening tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The device, called the Radially Compartmentalized Paper Chip (RCP-Chip), was engineered by researchers at the Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The RCP-Chip works with a single droplet of fluid and provides results through a visible color change. It detects even minute traces of viral genetic material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notably, it operates without electricity or special tools. It only needs mild heat around 65\u00b0C, similar to warm water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research findings were reported in the journal Advanced Sensor Research<\/em>. The paper is titled Single-Layer Radially Compartmentalized Paper Chip (RCP-Chip) for Rapid Isothermal Multiplex Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Gene Targets<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 The study confirms the RCP-Chip\u2019s ability to detect multiple gene targets. NYUAD Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering Mohammad A. Qasaimeh<\/a>, the study\u2019s senior author, revealed that the device is designed for real-world impact. He noted it can be adapted to detect other infectious diseases, enhancing its global health<\/a> value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NYUAD Research Assistant Pavithra Sukumar, co-first author of the study, said the portable test could improve outbreak response. She emphasized that it supports faster isolation, treatment, and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A team of scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi has announced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":98223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,9624],"tags":[598],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-98221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-tech","category-smart-sectors","tag-healthcare-2","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYU-Abu-Dhabi-16.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98221"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=98221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2022 It is especially suited for use in low-resource environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n