Researchers at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan have developed a chip that can evaluate antibody response against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants with only one drop of blood.
The multiplexed CoVariant protein microarray was developed by a team led by Syu Guan-da (許觀達), an assistant professor at the department of biotechnology and bioindustry sciences, the university said in a statement on Tuesday.
The team also developed a multiplexed spike variant protein microarray to profile the humoral immunity of COVID-19 cases experiencing varying severity of illness, which can help separate people with severe symptoms and provide preventive drugs, the university said.
The two studies have