Foil-Free Film Enhances Use of COVID-19 Diagnostic Test
A new ultra-high-barrier film protects sensitive COVID-19 diagnostic devices – without aluminum foil – so devices can be calibrated with an RFID scan prior to package opening.
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The pandemic has accelerated the development of diagnostic methods and devices, some of which come with demanding flexible packaging requirements. The reagents used in the microfluidic COVID-19 rapid antigen tests often require an almost total barrier to maintain the reagents’ concentration and protect analytes from ultraviolet (UV) degradation.