LIKE A PREGNANCY TEST FOR
VIRUSES IN THIS LAB AT UC
VIRUSES ARE FINDING THEY CAN’T
HIDE FROM AMY DREX.
ALIUS THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT
KIND OF LIKE FORCES THE FLUID TO
GO THROUGH A MEMBRANE FILTER.
SHE’S WORKING ON HER DOCTORATE
AND HIS THE LEAD STUDENT
RESEARCHER ON A PROJECT IN THE
UC SCHOOL OF NEARING THAT MAKES
IT EASIER AND FASTER TO DETECT
VIRUSES LIKE THE FLU OR COVID.
SO THE IDEA IS THAT YOU COULD
TAKE A FLUID SAMPLE AT HOME OR
AT YOUR DOCTOR’S OFFICE TEST IT
RIGHT THEN AND THERE AND GET
RESULTS WITHIN MINUTES DIRECT
SHELLEY IS SAYS A CONVENIENT
SIZE DEVICE DOESN’T EXIST YET
BUT THE SCIENCE FOR IT DOES AND
WOULD WORK A LOT LIKE A HOME
PREGNANCY TESTS SHOWING A LINE
FOR A POSITIVE RESULT.
IDEALLY.
THIS WOULD BE A DEVICE YOU CAN
GO TO KROGER GO TO YOU COULD BUY
THE DEVICE AND YOU CAN TAKE IT
HOME WITH YOU.
DREX.
ELIAS SAYS WHAT SETS?
RESEARCHER PART IS PRESSURE.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE METHOD
WITH THE PRESSURE ON TOP A
SALIVA SAMPLE EVEN WITH MINIMUM
VIRUS CAN BASICALLY BE SQUEEZED
BY PRESSURE WHICH CONCENTRATES
THE VIRUS AND THEN THAT SAMPLE
CAN BE TESTED MORE ACCURATELY.
YOU CAN SIMPLY JUST BY THE
DEVICE TEST YOURSELF AT HOME
WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
GETTING TO THE DOCTOR.
YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
QUARANTINING FOR MULTIPLE DAYS
WAITING FOR RESULTS.
NOW NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW
LONG BEFORE COULD HIT THE
MARKET.
WELL, THAT’S UNCERTAIN.
IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF YEARS
BUT IF A COMPANY IS INTERESTED
COULD BE A MATTER OF MONTHS.
