Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally and there is still a lack of rapid detection techniques for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in indoor air. In this work, two test rigs were developed that enable continuous air monitoring for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by sample collection and testing. The collected samples from simulated SARS-CoV-2 contaminated air were analyzed using an ultra-fast COVID-19 diagnostic sensor (UFC-19). The test rigs utilized two air sampling methods: cyclone-based collection and internal impaction. The former achieved a limit of detection (LoD) of 0.004 cp/L in the air (which translates to 0.5 cp/mL when tested in aqueous solution), lower than the latter with a limit of 0.029 cp/L in the air. The LoD of 0.5 cp/mL using the UFC-19 sensor in aqueous solution is significantly lower than the best-in-class assays (100 cp/mL) and FDA EUA RT-PCR test (6250 cp/mL). In addition, the developed test rig provides an ultra-fast method to detect airborne SARS-CoV-2. The required time to test 250 L air is less than 5 min. While most of the time is consumed by the air collection process, the sensing is completed in less than 2 s using the UFC-19 sensor. This method is much faster than both the rapid antigen (<20 min) and RT-PCR test (<90 min).
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 air collection; SARS-CoV-2 surveillance; air sampling; continuous air monitoring; electrochemical SARS-CoV-2 sensor; rapid detection technique.
【저자키워드】 Air sampling, SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, SARS-CoV-2 air collection, continuous air monitoring, electrochemical SARS-CoV-2 sensor, rapid detection technique., 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, diagnostic, FDA, coronavirus 2, EUA, Antigen, Spread, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, limit of detection, RT-PCR test, SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, acute respiratory syndrome, aqueous solution, class, sample collection, while, significantly lower, limit, Air monitoring, tested, analyzed, detect, lack, collected, addition, required, provide, less, faster, translate, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, sensor, monitoring, Continuous,