摘要:
A gold nanoparticle-based assay for the detection of a target molecule, such as Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in serum samples, that uses positively charged gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in solution based format. The assay has been tested on 74 serum clinical samples suspected of containing HCV RNA, with 48 and 38 positive and negative samples respectively. The developed assay has a specificity and sensitivity of 96.5% and 92.6% respectively. The results obtained were confirmed by Real-Time PCR, and a concordance of 100% for the negative samples and 89% for the positive samples has been obtained between the Real-Time PCR and the developed AuNPs based assay. Also, a purification method for the HCV RNA has been developed using HCV RNA specific probe conjugated to homemade silica nanoparticles. These silica nanoparticles have been synthesized by modified Stober method. This purification method enhanced the specificity of the developed AuNPs assay. The method can detect a target molecule, such as HCV RNA in serum, by employing modified silica nanoparticles to capture the target from a biological sample followed by detection of the captured target molecule using positively charged AuNPs. The assay is simple, cheap, sensitive and specific. Another aspect of the invention is anisotropic silver nanoparticles and methods of their use.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying subjects who are suffering from, or are susceptible to developing, ADHD. The methods comprise determining whether the subject is an efficient converter of medium chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also provided are methods of treating ADHD in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising long chain omega-3 fatty acids.
摘要:
A system includes a sensor including a sensor pad and a well wall structure defining a well operatively coupled to the sensor pad. The well is further defined by a lower surface disposed over the sensor pad. The well wall structure defines an upper surface and defines a wall surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The system further includes a conductive layer disposed over the lower surface and the wall surface.
摘要:
A biologically-relevant substance assay system is disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, the system comprises (a) a specimen holding portion in which a specimen is held; (b) a first holding portion in which trapping particles for trapping a biologically-relevant substance from the specimen are held; (c) a second holding portion in which a reagent for detecting the biologically-relevant substance is held; and (d) a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the specimen into the specimen holding portion, a mechanism for mixing the specimen with the trapping particles to extract the biologically-relevant substance from the specimen, and a mechanism for mixing the extracted biologically-relevant substance with the reagent for detecting; wherein the specimen holding portion, the first holding portion, and the second holding portion are arranged in an approximate straight line.
摘要:
There is provided an optical analysis technique of detecting light of a light-emitting particle in a sample solution in the scanning molecule counting method using the light measurement with a confocal microscope or a multiphoton microscope, for suppressing the scattering in detected results of signals of light of light-emitting particles smaller and achieving the improvement of accuracy. The inventive optical analysis technique is characterized by moving the position of a light detection region of the optical system of the microscope along a predetermined route at least two circulation times by changing the optical path of the optical system; detecting light from the light detection region and generating time series light intensity data during the moving of the position of the light detection region along the predetermined route of multiple times and detecting individually a signal indicating light from each light-emitting particle existing in the predetermined route using the time series light intensity data obtained in the circulating movement of the light detection region along the predetermined route of multiple times.