Abstract:
A method comprises: providing a test strip having a sample portion, a conjugation portion comprising a control protein bindable to a fragment crystallizable (Fc) portion of an antibody or a fusion protein and a label conjugated with the control protein, a detection portion comprising an antigen specific for the antibody or the fusion protein, and a control portion comprising a control antibody of the control protein; contacting a sample solution comprising the antibody or the fusion protein with the sample portion; allowing the sample solution to migrate from the sample portion through the control portion; detecting an intensity of a signal of the detection portion; and determining the concentration of the antibody or the fusion protein in the sample solution using a formula in which the concentration of the antibody or the fusion protein is a function of the intensity of the signal.
Abstract:
A method includes spraying a liquid including polymer and a gas substantially inert to the liquid respectively from a first and second orifice of a nozzle into air to form mist of beads. The beads then are collected with a collecting medium at a temperature in a range from about -10˚C to about 80˚C. The collecting medium includes at least one of water and alcohols.
Abstract:
A method comprises: contacting a sample solution comprising a tagged protein with a labeled binder bindable to a tag of the tagged protein; contacting the sample solution with a binding material bindable to the labeled binder which is not bound with the tag; and determining a concentration of the tagged protein in the sample solution according to a signal change before and after contacting the sample solution with the binding material. An associated apparatus is also described.