Material Aspects for Detection and Monitoring

ABSTRACT

In view of the global pandemic caused in 2020 by the Novel Corona Virus, commonly known as COVID-19 it has become crucial to develop easy and rapid detection techniques for early and accurate diagnosis of the virus strain in human bodies. The major challenge in controlling COVID-19 is the massive percentage of infected people. However, early detection, precise diagnosis and management of severely infected cases are the key points in combating the current situation. With the day to day surge in the affected number of people, it has become utterly important to detect the virus at an early stage. Various diagnostic measures for COVID-19 with and without the aid of nanoparticles have been discussed in the current chapter. Preliminary diagnostic methods like CT scans, sensors like electrochemical bio sensors, optical bio sensors, thermal biosensors and piezoelectric bio sensors have been elucidated in the following sections as well as popular methods like RT PCR, POCs and LAMP techniques have also been discussed. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.