Catheter like in vivo fiber optic probe for rapid diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2

ABSTRACT

With the persistent rise of COVID-19 cases, it is imperative to have rapid assessment of infection with minimal logistics. Although different diagnostic techniques for SRAS-CoV-2 are available, there are limitations in terms of turn-around time, sensitivity, and specificity issues. In this direction, this work reports the effective exploitation of fiber optic biosensor especially for in vivo identification of SARS-CoV-2. The proposed catheter like probe is envisioned to alleviate the need for sample storage as well as other allied complicacies. The scheme for qualitative as well as quantitative assessment is elaborately presented here for this portable probe. The proposed probe equipped with rapid diagnosis is believed to have immense potential through adaptive measures. © 2021 The Author(s)