Daily Mail: Hope for in-home coronavirus test
UC's Amy Drexelius designed a device that uses saliva to diagnose viruses
The Daily Mail (UK) examined the latest efforts by the University of CIncinnati to develop an in-home test for viruses such as influenza and coronavirus.
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science student Amy Drexelius designed a device that can concentrate a sample of saliva to diagnose viruses.
Her research was published in the journal Biomicrofluidics.
"In the absence of a vaccine, fast, cheap and accurate at-home coronavirus tests that people could take daily could speed the reopening of society," the Daily Mail wrote.
"Coronavirus has put a big spotlight on point-of-care diagnostics," Drexelius said. "We're trying to make preconcentration of the sample quicker and easier so testing is possible outside a lab."
Featured image at top: Amy Drexelius in UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science designed and tested a device that can concentrate a sample of saliva to diagnose viruses such as influenza or coronavirus. Photo/Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate student Amy Drexelius, here pictured last year before the global pandemic, designed a device that can concentrate a sample of saliva to test for viruses such as influenza or coronavirus. Photo/Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand
UC's Novel Device Lab in the news
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professor Jason Heikenfeld holds up a sweat sensor at UC's 1819 Innovation Hub. Photo/Andrew Higley/UC Creative + Brand
Technology Networks: Detecting Small Amounts of Virus in Early Infections
Medical News: High-pressure preconcentration devices for detecting small amounts of virus in early infections
Free News: New device traps even small amounts of virus in asymptomatic patients
MSN Health: Hope for at-home coronavirus test for people with no symptoms
North by Northwestern: What can be learned from sweat
Impact Lives Here
The University of Cincinnati is leading public urban universities into a new era of innovation and impact. Our faculty, staff and students are saving lives, changing outcomes and bending the future in our city's direction. Next Lives Here.
Stay up on all UC's COVID-19 stories, read more #UCtheGood content, or take a UC virtual visit and begin picturing yourself at an institution that inspires incredible stories.
Related Stories
UC engineering students recognized for achievement in...
May 1, 2025
Sixteen UC engineering students were honored for outstanding achievement in cooperative education at the close of the 2024-2025 school year.
Everything you need to know about scents and your hair
May 1, 2025
The University of Cincinnati's Kelly Dobos was featured in an NBC News article discussing the science behind hair fragrances and shampoos.
A farewell for the iconic Crosley Tower
May 1, 2025
The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that UC Board of Trustees approved $47.3 million for remediation and demolition of Crosley Tower. There are mixed feelings about what has been dubbed by some as the ugliest building on a U.S. college campus.