Dr Nicholas Kirkwood

Laboratory Manager, NanoScience Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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The nanoparticle ingredient for Australian-made COVID tests

Australia needs to conduct hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests each day to monitor infection, but now researchers have developed a local supply chain for a crucial test ingredient

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