NANOSENSOR FOR DETECTING SARS-CoV-2 SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES

The present invention relates to a nanosensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies, wherein the nanosensor comprises a metal nanoparticle functionalised with one or more B-cell linear peptide epitopes derived from the spike (S) protein or nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS-CoV-2. In some prefe...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ow, Sian Yang, Lew, Tedrick Thomas Salim, Ng, Lisa Fong Poh, Aung, Khin Moh Moh, Sutarlie, Laura, Su, Xiaodi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a nanosensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies, wherein the nanosensor comprises a metal nanoparticle functionalised with one or more B-cell linear peptide epitopes derived from the spike (S) protein or nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS-CoV-2. In some preferred embodiments, the metal nanoparticle comprises gold, silver, or a combination of gold and silver. The present invention also relates to various methods involving the use of the nanosensor.