Rapid diagnostics using phase coupling of antigens

Abstract

A method is provided with which biomolecules (5) such as viruses, for example, are quantitatively determined and/or separated very rapidly. Antigens or receptors (2) are directly or indirectly fixed so closely together on a substrate (1) that they couple together in phase. A dynamic charge displacement field is significantly increased compared to a single antigen or receptor (2) by means of the phase coupling, so that biomolecules (5) which are located in the range of the larger charge displacement field move immediately in the direction of the phase-coupled antigens or receptors (2). The binding kinetics are significantly faster than in the case of conventional methods. The invention enables, for example, the construction of a rapid test for coronavirus which can deliver a result within seconds. The sensitivity which can be obtained is that of one virus. The method can be applied to liquids (6) or aerosols (7).

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