COVID-19 Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Present and Future

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Abstract
Point-of-care (POC) detection technologies that enable decentralized, rapid, sensitive, low-cost diagnostics of COVID-19 infection are urgently needed around the world. With many technologies approved for commercialization in the past 10 months, the field of COVID-19 POC diagnostics is rapidly evolving. In this Perspective, we analyze the current state of POC technologies for the diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 infection and discuss future challenges in COVID-19 diagnostics. As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes endemic, the advances gained during this past year will likely also be utilized for future prediction of emerging outbreaks and pandemics.
Funding Information
  • Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (2028431)
  • Health Care Engineering Systems Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Foxconn Interconnect Technology sponsored Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments (C-NICE)