Electrochemical recognition and quantification of cytochrome c oxidase expression in bacteria

    公开(公告)号:US11834697B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US16644539

    申请日:2018-09-17

    摘要: A method of determining the presence of bacteria expressing cytochrome c oxidase (‘the bacteria’), the method comprising: —providing a sample suspected of containing the bacteria; —providing a compound that has two redox states: a reduced state and an oxidised state, wherein cytochrome c oxidase can convert the compound from its reduced state to its oxidised state; —contacting an electrode either with (i) the compound in its oxidised state in the presence of the sample, then applying a reductive potential and measuring the current at the electrode; or (ii) the compound in its reduced state in the presence of the sample, then applying an oxidative potential and measuring the current at the electrode; and—comparing the magnitude of the current produced by the reductive potential or oxidative potential in the presence of the sample suspected of containing the bacteria with the magnitude of the current produced under the same conditions, but in the absence of the sample suspected of containing the bacteria, wherein a difference between the magnitude of current produced in the presence of the sample suspected of containing the bacteria and the magnitude of current produced in the absence of the sample suspected of containing the bacteria indicates the presence of the bacteria. Also provided herein is a sensor for determining the presence of bacteria expressing cytochrome c oxidase.

    PORTABLE APPARATUS, MATERIALS AND SENSORS FOR RAPID DETECTION OF PER AND POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)

    公开(公告)号:US20230125201A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17973143

    申请日:2022-10-25

    IPC分类号: G01N21/78 G01N27/48

    摘要: A method and sensing system for the determination per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is disclosed, wherein the probe is based on measurement of the redox activity of a redox indicator. The method includes adding a PFAS compound to an indicator solution, gel, 3D printed object, electrode or a sensing surface containing and measuring the change in the indicator signal as a function of PFAS concentration. Further provided is a portable sensor for rapid monitoring of the presence and PFAS concentrations. The present invention includes deposition of the indicator component within a method, assay, apparatus and sensing platform. Further provided is a composite electrode and sensor with binding and signaling activity for a broad range of PFAS, as well as printing ink compositions that incorporate the redox indicator.

    Method of Measuring the pH of a Sample

    公开(公告)号:US20230074766A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17949554

    申请日:2022-09-21

    申请人: Diagonal Bio AB

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a more sensitive and accurate method of monitoring the pH of a solution, wherein the pH of the solution is quantified as a function of the electrochemical response of the solution in a two or three-electrode electrochemical cell, wherein the solution comprises a compound capable of undergoing a change in its oxidation state and/or structural conformation as a function of the pH of the solution. Also disclosed are highly accelerated methods and processes enabling analysis of specific polynucleotide sequences in a sample, e.g. a biological sample. The methods disclosed herein are, for example, useful for rapid screening of a large amount of samples in a point-of-care setting.