Neurofilament light chain (NF-L) is a protein found in neurons of the nervous system and is widely used as a biomarker for neurological disorders. However, the current methods for detecting NF-L levels are complicated...
Neurofilament light chain (NF-L) is a protein found in neurons of the nervous system and is widely used as a biomarker for neurological disorders. However, the current methods for detecting NF-L levels are complicated, expensive, and require specialized equipment, making it challenging to implement in a point-of-care (POC) setting. In this study, we developed a gold nanoshell (AuNS)-assisted lateral flow assay (LFA) based test strip for the POC detection of NF-L at a low ng/mL level (8 ng/mL = 117.65 pM). The test strip is a simple, rapid, and cost-effective method for detecting NF-L, making it suitable for use in a POC setting for the diagnosis and treatment of various neurological disorders. With its ease of use and reliability, the paper-based LFA is a valuable tool for the diagnosis and management of neurological *** Relevance— The AuNS-assisted LFA test strip developed in this study offers a rapid, cost-effective, and simple method for detecting NF-L levels, making it of great interest to practicing clinicians for the diagnosis of various neurological diseases such as HIV-associated dementia (HID), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
Purpose: The article proposes an automated method for estimating mean scatterer spacing (MSS) in biological tissues using ultrasound signals. It employs singular spectrum analysis (SSA) with a novel entropy-based crit...
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Purpose: The article proposes an automated method for estimating mean scatterer spacing (MSS) in biological tissues using ultrasound signals. It employs singular spectrum analysis (SSA) with a novel entropy-based criterion to enhance accuracy and eliminate the need for manual parameter tuning. The method is validated using both simulated and real signals, demonstrating its effectiveness in detecting microstructural changes in tissues. Methods: The proposed SSA + entropy method estimates the MSS from ultrasound signals using SSA combined with a relative entropy-based criterion. This approach determines the optimal number of eigenvector pairs to reconstruct the periodic part of the signal by identifying the minimum in the entropy curve—a point that corresponds to the number of underlying periodic components, even in noisy conditions. For experimental validation, ex vivo bovine skeletal muscle was analyzed. RF data were collected at a controlled temperature of using a 3.5-MHz transducer. The MSS results obtained via SSA were also independently verified using microscopy and image analysis of muscle fiber spacing, confirming the effectiveness of the entropy-based SSA approach. Results: The MSS estimation method's accuracy decreases as jitter or Ad noise levels increase, with the method performing well when the estimated MSS is within 10% of the true value. Additionally, the standard deviation of MSS estimates increases as Ad levels and jitter values rise. In phantom experiments, MSS was measured using different transducer frequencies with varying results at each frequency. When applied to ex vivo bovine skeletal muscle tissue, the MSS estimation was validated using both RF and imaging methods, with three consistent groups of MSS values observed, confirming the method's applicability and reliability. Conclusion: The proposed method combines SSA and entropy to automatically estimate medium periodicity in ultrasound, eliminating the need for operator intervention. It succes
The rapidly advanced CRISPR/Cas biosensing technology provides unprecedent potential for the development of novel biosensing systems. It provides a new approach for realizing rapid, sensitivity and highly specific pat...
The rapidly advanced CRISPR/Cas biosensing technology provides unprecedent potential for the development of novel biosensing systems. It provides a new approach for realizing rapid, sensitivity and highly specific pathogen nucleic acid detection, with the capability to combine other technologies, including Polymerase Chain Reaction or isothermal amplifications. The detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), one of the most common human pathogens to cause various gastroduodenal diseases, has also been explored with the assistance of CRISPR/Cas systems. However, gaps still remain for the development of end-user friendly sensing *** this study, a combined RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a biosensing system has been established. It shown the capability to quantitively detect the presence of H. pylori genome DNA with 4 orders of magnitude linear range, and sensitivity of 1.4 copies/µL. The overall reaction can be done within 45 mins at room temperature, which eliminates the needs for heating instrumentation. In addition, with the addition of pullulan as a protective reagent, the potential of storing CRISPR/Cas12a system reagents by using a freeze-dry approach has also been *** Relevance — This study represents a novel exploration to applying CRISPR/Cas12a-based biosensing technology to the detection of pathogen DNA with improved potential for the development of Point-of-Care diagnostics. This critical aspect of our technology will contribute to address the newly emerged pathogenic threats and support public health systems.
Human lifespan continues to extend as an unprecedented number of people reach their seventh and eighth decades of life,unveiling chronic conditions that affect the older ***-related skin conditions include senile purp...
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Human lifespan continues to extend as an unprecedented number of people reach their seventh and eighth decades of life,unveiling chronic conditions that affect the older ***-related skin conditions include senile purpura,seborrheic keratoses,pemphigus vulgaris,bullous pemphigoid,diabetic foot wounds and skin *** methods of drug testing prior to clinical trials require the use of pre-clinical animal models,which are often unable to adequately replicate human skin ***,a reliable model for aged human skin is *** current challenges in developing an aged human skin model include the intrinsic variability in skin architecture from person to *** ideal skin model would incorporate innate functionality such as sensation,vascularization and *** advent of 3D bioprinting allows us to create human skin equivalent for use as clinical-grade surgical graft,for drug testing and other *** this review,we describe the process of human skin aging and outline the steps to create an aged skin model with 3D bioprinting using skin cells(***,fibroblasts and melanocytes).We also provide an overview of current bioprinted skin models,associated limitations and direction for future research.
We have proposed a method of time-frequency analysis of shunt murmurs to assess vascular access (VA) function in terms of the normalized correlation coefficient R, representing temporal variation in the frequency doma...
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Cancer-related deaths are at the top of the list in developed countries. Research on cancer treatment continues without slowing down. The interaction of light with biological samples is also under the scope of many re...
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Unbalanced walking is increasingly common among older adults;therefore, routinely assessing the balance of older adults is crucial. The traditional method of assessing balance uses scales, requires the supervision of ...
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World Health Organization data indicate a continuous increase in melanoma incidence, with metastatic melanoma characterized by poor prognosis and drug resistance. The exploration of therapeutics derived from natural p...
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Carbon-based perovskite solar cells show great potential owing to their low-cost production and superior stability in ambient ***,scaling up to high-efficiency carbon-based solar modules hinges on reliable deposition ...
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Carbon-based perovskite solar cells show great potential owing to their low-cost production and superior stability in ambient ***,scaling up to high-efficiency carbon-based solar modules hinges on reliable deposition of uniform defect-free perovskite films over large areas,which is an unsettled but urgent *** this work,a long-chain gemini surfactant is introduced into perovskite precursor ink to enforce self-assembly into a network structure,considerably enhancing the coverage and smoothness of the perovskite *** long gemini surfactant plays a distinctively synergistic role in perovskite film construction,crystallization kinetics modulation and defect passivation,leading to a certified record power conversion efficiency of 15.46%with Voc of 1.13 V and Jsc of 22.92 mA cm^(-2)for this type of ***,all of the functional layers of the module are printed through a simple and high-speed(300 cm min^(-1))blade coating strategy in ambient *** results mark a significant step toward the commercialization of all-printable carbon-based perovskite solar modules.
The purpose of this study is to develop a novel Brain Machine Interface (BMI) algorithm using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to supplement data on readiness potential (RP) obtained from electroencephalography (EEG)...
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