Lateral Flow Assays for Rapid Point-of-care Testing: Recent Advances, Emerging Trends, and Future Direction

by Seema Nara PhD (ed.), Mithilesh Kumar Singh PhD (ed.), Sandeep K. Vashist PhD (ed.) The emergence and re-emergence of new infectious diseases places emphasis on the need for greater investment in rapid healthcare diagnostic solutions. As a result, lateral flow immunoassay technology is quickly evolving with new inventions. Lateral Flow Assay for Rapid Point-of-Care Testing covers today's most significant advancements, emerging trends, and future directions linked with this technology. The book begins with a review of the format, flow, and design of old-generation lateral flow assays and the challenges impeding performance before moving into innovation in materials for rapid test strips, advances in manipulating sample flow, and the latest developments in molecular imprinting and bioconjugation techniques. Subsequent sections cover various biorecognition elements and review signal amplification as well as quantification trends. Final chapters delve into recent applications for infectious diseases detection, monitoring antibiotic resistance, multiplex detection of analytes, as well as future directions leading to the next generation of healthcare. Academicians, researchers, industrialists, and device manufacturers linked to the development of rapid and affordable point-of-care immunodiagnostics will find value in this resource. - Emphasizes the criticality of developing rapid and affordable diagnostic methods to timely monitor infections and reduce economic burdens on densely populated developing nation - Highlights novel approaches in nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, internet, data analytics, and signal acquisition devices - Conveys practical insights and solutions for addressing current challenges and limitations in immunoassay technologies - Lays the groundwork for future innovations in immunodiagnostics - Ensures content aligns with current needs of both industry and academia