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    Electroanalysis of sars-cov-2 specific igg and igm antibodies at microfluidic paper-based devices
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Du Plooy, Jarid; Pokpas, Keagan
    The Covid-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. The infectious disease, SARS-CoV-2, was caused by a newly found virus of the corona family. With over 6 million deaths worldwide, it is evident that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is deadly. This has placed world-wide health sectors under strain, working tirelessly toward effective vaccinations, treatments and monitoring. Further research into development of more rapid, low-cost, sensitive and reliable point-of-care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 devices is required to meet the needs of developing regions and tailor vaccine antibody production to prevent further spread of the disease. Moreover, carbon-based nanostructured materials have shown to improve biosensor detection capabilities with increased electron-transfer kinetics and active surface area resulting in more effective immobilizations of antibody/antigen onto modified electrodes surface.