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Covid Test using Pencil Lead

August 19 , 2021 1069 days 928 0
  • Researchers from University of Pennsylvania in US have developed a new cheaper, faster and more accurate Covid diagnostic test.
  • It uses electrodes made from graphite to test the SARS CoV-2 Virus.
  • It is the material found in pencil lead.

Graphite

  • Graphite is a crystalline form of element carbon.
  • In Graphite, atoms of carbon are arranged in a hexagonal structure.
  • Graphite is also called as plumbago.

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