Micro-Solenoid Coil Design and Fabrication for Magnetic Labeled Cell and Antibody Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol MA2021-02 (57) ◽  
pp. 1920-1920
Author(s):  
Peter J. Hesketh ◽  
Fang-Chen Lin ◽  
Hoseon Lee ◽  
Wilbur Lam
Author(s):  
S T Smith ◽  
D G Chetwynd

Sprung translation mechanisms driven by electromagnetic force actuators are often used to produce controllable motions. This paper is concerned with one family of such devices incorporating linear spring mechanisms suitable for short-range, high-precision applications. In these, a permanent magnet is attached to the movable translating stage which is, in turn, surrounded by a solenoid coil attached to a fixed datum. Design considerations are discussed, principally an optimum dimensional design for a uniformly wound circular cylindrical coil. Design models are verified by the construction of a simple device in steel and aluminium which demonstrates an open-loop positional accuracy of better than 0.5 per cent over a displacement range of 100 nm to 50 μm.


Author(s):  
Ranti Permatasari ◽  
Aryati Aryati ◽  
Budi Arifah

Hepatitis C (HCV) infection could be spread by blood transfusion. Screening of HCV in donor blood could prevent HCV infection to the recipient. HCV antibody test using rapid test of multiple antibody detection by immunochromatography method is an easy and rapid test that could detect four HCV antibodies separately. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of antibody HCV using multiple antibody detection rapid test in diagnosing HCV infection. This was an analytical observational study with a cross sectional design. The samples consisted of 42 donors’ blood serum from the Surabaya Branch of the Indonesian Red Cross which underwent HCV infection test using ELISA method. The samples were then tested using PCR HCV RNA as the gold standard and antibody HCV multiple antibodydetection rapid test The diagnostic value of HCV antibody test using multiple antibody detection rapid test by immunochromatography method showed a diagnostic sensitivity of 100%, diagnostic specificity of 75%, positive predictive value of 66.7% and negative predictive value of 100%, a diagnostic efficiency of 83.3%, with a positive probability ratio of 4 times. The most often positive antibody pattern was four (4) positive antibodies (core protein, NS3, NS4 and NS5). Core protein (CP) and NS3 were the most often positive antibodies. Based on this study result, the HCV antibody test using multiple antibody detection rapid test by immunochromatography method has a good diagnostic value.


Author(s):  
Susanna K. Elledge ◽  
Xin X. Zhou ◽  
James R. Byrnes ◽  
Alexander J. Martinko ◽  
Irene Lui ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Anna Rozaliyani ◽  
Findra Setianingrum ◽  
Sresta Azahra ◽  
Asriyani Abdullah ◽  
Ayu Eka Fatril ◽  
...  

The detection of Aspergillus antibody has a key role in the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. Western blot (WB) and immunochromatography (ICT) lateral flow detection of Aspergillus antibody can be used as confirmatory and screening assays but their comparative performance in TB patients is not known. This study investigated the performance of these assays among 88 post-tuberculosis patients with suspected CPA. Sensitivity, specificity, receiver operating curve (ROC), area under-curve (AUC) and the agreement between two assays were evaluated. Both WB and ICT showed good sensitivity (80% and 85%, respectively) for detection of Aspergillus antibodies. Substantial agreement (0.716) between these assays was also obtained. The highest AUC result (0.804) was achieved with the combination of WB and ICT. The global intensity of WB correlated with the severity of symptoms in CPA group (p = 0.001). The combination of WB and ICT may increase specificity in CPA diagnosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 491 ◽  
pp. 112971
Author(s):  
Kristin Launhardt ◽  
Virginie Lefevre ◽  
Vianney Souplet ◽  
Livia Prantl ◽  
Matthias Marget ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Pleguezuelos ◽  
Marina Sibila ◽  
Raúl Cuadrado ◽  
Rosa López-Jiménez ◽  
Diego Pérez ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The objective of the present study was to explore the benefits of Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) blanket vaccination in a sow herd on productive parameters, PCV-2 infection and immune status in sows and their progeny. For this purpose, 288 sows were distributed among four balanced experimental groups. One group remained as negative control group and the other three received 1 mL of PCV-2 Ingelvac Circoflex® intramuscularly at different productive cycle moments: before mating, mid gestation (42–49 days post-insemination) or late gestation (86–93 days post-insemination); phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was used as negative control item. Reproductive parameters from sows during gestation and body weight of their progeny from birth to weaning were recorded. Additionally, blood was collected from sows at each vaccination time and piglets at 3 weeks of age. Moreover, up to 4 placental umbilical cords (PUC) per sow were taken at peri-partum. Sera from sows and piglets were analysed for PCV-2 antibody detection using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Sera from sows and PUC were tested to quantify viraemia using a real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay. Results Globally, results indicated that vaccinated sows showed heavier piglets at birth and at weaning, less cross-fostered piglets, lower viral load at farrowing as well as in PUC, and higher antibody levels at farrowing, compared to non-vaccinated ones. When all groups were compared among them, sows vaccinated at mid or late gestation had heavier piglets at birth than non-vaccinated sows, and lower proportion of PCV-2 positive PUC. Also, cross-fostering was less frequently practiced in sows vaccinated at pre-mating or mid gestation compared to non-vaccinated ones. Conclusions In conclusion, the present study points out that PCV-2 sow vaccination at different time points of their physiological status (mimicking blanket vaccination) offers benefits at production and serological and virological levels.


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