IIT-Guwahati uses clay particles to develop affordable COVID-19 testing method – The Times of India

IIT-Guwahati uses clay particles to develop affordable COVID-19 testing method – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have found that clay particles interact differently in the presence of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — a finding they used for developing a simple, affordable testing alternative.The approach developed looks at how quickly particles of clay settle in a salt water…

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