An advanced diagnostic test that uses tiny gold nanoparticles has been developed by ASU researchers, including Chao Wang, an associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Fulton Schools. The test detects the virus that causes COVID-19 with high accuracy, distinguishing it accurately from other infections. The technology exposes extremely small amounts of disease-related proteins after researchers coat nanoparticles engineered to detect specific diseases. The test is expected to help in reducing the hundreds of thousands of Americans who die or are disabled each year because of medical diagnostics errors. Wang has received an award related to his contributions to this research.

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