Pokpas, KeaganDu Plooy, Jarid2023-02-202024-05-092024-05-092022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14583>Magister Scientiae - MScThe 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.enSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2Covid-19Public healthChemistryUniversity of the Western Cape