摘要:
An optical sensor for label-independent detection, having improved spatial resolution and reduced angular sensitivity, the sensor including: a substrate; a waveguide grating adjacent the substrate; and a waveguide coat layer adjacent or over the waveguide grating, the waveguide coat layer having a thickness (W) of from 30 nm to 300 nm, the waveguide grating having a teeth height (H) of from 0.2×W to 1×W, and for example, a waveguide core thickness (Wcore=W−H) from 5 nm to 50 nm. Also disclosed is a well-plate article, a well-plate reader system, and methods of using the well-plate and sensor articles, as defined herein.
摘要:
The disclosure provides a device for measuring cellular responses under controlled environments. The disclosure also provides an array of devices for measuring cellular responses under controlled environments. The disclosure also provides methods to study cell signaling using the devices. By using microfluidics, the disclosure enables study of cell signaling under well-defined environment conditions. Such capability can be used for differentiating long-acting ligands from short-acting ligands, for determining the kinetics of receptor resensitization and functional recovery of receptor signaling, and for differentiating the sensitivity of a cell type to laminar flow-induced stress force. Through combination with conventional static label-free cell assays, the full spectrum of a drug compound can be studied in details, thus creating a complete representation of its pharmacology acting on living cells.
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A method and apparatus, as defined herein, for use in compound screening, compound profiling, or both assays, for example, against two different cellular targets in, for example, a single cell-type.
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Disclosed are methods to characterize PI3K inhibitors and Rho kinase inhibitors using label-free cellular assays. Disclosed are also methods to characterize a cell whether it has a deregulated PI3K pathway or not.
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A cervical brace for restraining movement of a head and neck vertebra of a patient relative to at least one of a chest and an abdomen of the patient. The brace includes a mount sized and shaped for attachment to at least one of the chest and the abdomen of the patient and a support extending upward from the mount to a position in use adjacent a rearward surface of the head of the patient. The brace includes a loop sized and shaped for receiving the head of the patient cantilevered from the support. The support includes at least one joint for adjusting at least one of a pitch, a yaw and a roll of the loop relative to the mount.
摘要:
A method and apparatus, as defined herein, for use in compound screening, compound profiling, or both assays, for example, against two different cellular targets in, for example, a single cell-type.
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A method and apparatus, as defined herein, for use in compound screening, compound profiling, or both assays, for example, against two different cellular targets in, for example, a single cell-type.
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A method for hit compound identification in a high throughput, label-free biosensor cellular assay, one method including, for example: generating at least one pathway-specific kinetic profile for a target receptor; generating a relational table that integrates each kinetic profile; determining a delta response with the relational table for candidate compounds screened against the target receptor; and identifying one or more hit compounds based upon the separation of the delta response from a threshold.
摘要:
A system and method for GPCR signaling pathway analysis and elucidation using a biosensor, a live-cell, and a pathway active compound, as defined herein.