Rapid isothermal amplification diagnostic test to detect multiple COVID-19 genes
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of testing to limit the spread of the virus, and the need for rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) to widen access to testing, particularly in low resource settings. In response to this challenge, the UCL...
Measuring the stiffness of soft culture surfaces & 3D hydrogels using AFM
LCN researchers at King’s College have devised a new method to measure the stiffness of soft culture surfaces & 3D hydrogels using atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy carrying out much of the work at the LCN in Bloomsbury. The research...
Professor Sir Michael Pepper Awarded Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Professorships to India
Professor Sir Michael Pepper, Pender Professor in Nanoelectronics, LCN and EEE, is among 5 scientists awarded the Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Professorships to India. The Visiting Professorships are part of a Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Programme for India that...