Increasingly efficient serological tests thanks to a new ECL based mechanism.

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A research group led by the University of Bologna identified a new mechanism that allows to obtain serological tests that are quicker, more cost-effective and more reliable than those currently in use. This mechanism is based on the technique of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and is applicable to serological tests devised to detect the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The future of this innovative technique is an industrial application, as two leading firms in the fields of diagnostics and technologies, were also involved in this research: the Germany-based Roche Diagnostic and the Japanese Hitachi High Tech.

The study was published on Nature Communications and its outcomes show serological tests with increased sensitivity levels up to 128% more than those currently in use is possible thanks to highly efficient reactants.

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