A team of researchers from Thammasat University say they are getting closer to developing an antibody test kit (ATK) for Covid-19 that will produce a result within 15 minutes.
After having spent almost a year conducting lab tests, the team from the Faculty of Allied Health Services said their efforts showed promising results in an initial evaluation, but more fine-tuning is required to improve the sensitivity of the test kit.
Jeeraphong Thanongsaksrikul, head of the research team, said the main goal was to develop highly efficient homegrown ATK kits to help control future outbreaks while cutting costs.
“We don’t focus on competing with other ATK producers, as we are trying to develop an effective and accurate tool to test for Covid-19 infections and help the authorities correctly estimate the outbreak situation,” he said.
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