
Lateral Flow Assays for Rapid Point-of-care Testing
Recent Advances, Emerging Trends, and Future Direction
- 1st Edition - February 1, 2026
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Seema Nara, Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Sandeep K. Vashist
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 1 5 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 1 5 7 - 2
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… Read more
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- 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
1. Lateral flow assays and their role in healthcare
2. Innovations in materials used for the manufacturing of rapid test strip
3. Advances in manipulating sample flow in LFA
4. Molecular Imprinting and bioconjugation techniques for LFA
Section B: Biorecognition elements in Lateral Flow Assays
5. Nucleic acids and Aptamers
6. CRISPR-Cas based LFAs
7. Molecularly imprinted polymers
Section C: Signal Amplification and Quantification
8. Nanozymes as amplifiers and signal generators
9. Fluorescent, upconverting and SERS molecules
10. Latest technology of signal acquisition-readers and devices
11. Data Analysis in integration with smartphone, internet and AI
Section D: Recent Applications
12. Advancements in LFA for infectious diseases detection
13. LFA technology for monitoring antibiotic resistance
14. Multiplex LFA
15. Emerging trends and Future Direction in LFA
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 1, 2026
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Seema Nara
Dr. Seema Nara is Associate professor at Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. She has been actively indulged in teaching and research activities at MNNIT Allahabad for the last fifteen years. Her research area mainly focuses on diagnostics for healthcare, applications of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. She has published various research and review papers in peer reviewed journals of repute, reviews and book/book chapters in her areas of interests. She has three granted patents to her credit and has executed various extramural research projects.
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Mithilesh Kumar Singh
Dr. Mithilesh Singh is Senior Scientist at Department of Immunology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India. Dr Singh has been actively involved in research and teaching activities at IVRI, Bareilly for the last fourteen years. His research interest mainly focuses on animal health covering diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. He has published various scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and book chapters in his areas of interests. He has one filed patent to his credit and has been involved in various extramural research projects as project investigator and collaborators.
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Sandeep K. Vashist
Dr. Sandeep K. Vashist is the Senior Global IVD Product Director at Fapon Biotech Inc., Germany. He held senior R&D and management roles in large IVD giants, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Revvity (Immunodiagnostic Systems), and Trivitron Healthcare (Labsystems Diagnostics). Besides, he has been the Chief of the Research Advisory Board at Sensing Self Pte Ltd., Singapore, an Advisory Board Member at Calciscon AG, Switzerland, and a Board Member at Antrum Biotech, South Africa. Sandeep invented and pioneered many CE-certified and/or FDA-approved IVD kits, devices, and technologies. He has 12 patents, over 300 publications, 3 books, and over 9000 international citations. He is the Editor and Reviewer of several journals, funding agencies, and international organizations. Sandeep is an IVD veteran with over two decades of rich global IVD experience.