A review.Point-of-care nucleic acid testing (POCNAT) has played an important role in the outbreak of infectious diseases (e.g., COVID-19) over recent years.POCNAT aims to realize the rapid, simple, and automatic detection of nucleic acid.Thanks to the development of manufacturing technol., electronic information technol., artificial intelligence technol., and biol. information technol. in recent years, the development of the POCNAT device has led to significant advancement.Instead of the normal nucleic acid detection methods used in the laboratory, some novel exptl. carriers have been applied, such as chips, cartridges, and papers.The application of these exptl. carriers has realized the automation and integration of nucleic acid detection.The entire process of nucleic acid detection is normally divided into 3 steps (nucleic acid extraction, target amplification, and signal detection).All of the reagents required by the process can be pre-stored on these exptl. carriers, without unnecessary manual operation.Furthermore, all of the processes are carried out in this exptl. carrier, with the assistance of a specific control device.Although they are complicated to manufacture and precise in design, their application provides a significant step forwards in nucleic acid detection and realizes the integration of nucleic acid detection.This technol. has great potential in the field of point-of-care mol. diagnostics in the future.This paper focuses on the relevant content of these exptl. carriers.