scholarly journals Blood Coagulation Testing Smartphone Platform Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance Dissipation Method

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 3073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Yao ◽  
Bin Feng ◽  
Zhiqi Zhang ◽  
Chuanyu Li ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Coagulation ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Parylene C ◽  
Adhesive Surface ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Coagulation Testing

Blood coagulation function monitoring is important for people who are receiving anticoagulation treatment and a portable device is needed by these patients for blood coagulation self-testing. In this paper, a novel smartphone based blood coagulation test platform was proposed. It was developed based on parylene-C coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) dissipation measuring and analysis. The parylene-C coating constructed a robust and adhesive surface for fibrin capturing. The dissipation factor was obtained by measuring the frequency response of the sensor. All measured data were sent to a smartphone via Bluetooth for dissipation calculation and blood coagulation results computation. Two major coagulation indexes, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time (PT) were measured on this platform compared with results by a commercial hemostasis system in a clinical laboratory. The measurement results showed that the adjusted R-square (R2) value for APTT and PT measurements were 0.985 and 0.961 respectively. The QCM dissipation method for blood coagulation measurement was reliable and effective and the platform together with the QCM dissipation method was a promising solution for point of care blood coagulation testing.

scholarly journals Determination of surface-induced platelet activation by applying time-dependency dissipation factor versus frequency using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (60) ◽  
pp. 988-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Fatisson ◽  
Sania Mansouri ◽  
Daniel Yacoub ◽  
Yahye Merhi ◽  
Maryam Tabrizian
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Surface Hydrophobicity ◽  
Activation Rate ◽  
Immunofluorescence Labelling ◽  
Activation Rates

Platelet adhesion and activation rates are frequently used to assess the thrombogenicity of biomaterials, which is a crucial step for the development of blood-contacting devices. Until now, electron and confocal microscopes have been used to investigate platelet activation but they failed to characterize this activation quantitatively and in real time. In order to overcome these limitations, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) was employed and an explicit time scale introduced in the dissipation versus frequency plots ( Df–t ) provided us with quantitative data at different stages of platelet activation. The QCM-D chips were coated with thrombogenic and non-thrombogenic model proteins to develop the methodology, further extended to investigate polymer thrombogenicity. Electron microscopy and immunofluorescence labelling were used to validate the QCM-D data and confirmed the relevance of Df–t plots to discriminate the activation rate among protein-modified surfaces. The responses showed the predominant role of surface hydrophobicity and roughness towards platelet activation and thereby towards polymer thrombogenicity. Modelling experimental data obtained with QCM-D with a Matlab code allowed us to define the rate at which mass change occurs ( A / B ), to obtain an A / B value for each polymer and correlate this value with polymer thrombogenicity.

scholarly journals A Point-of-Care Immunosensor Based on a Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Graphene Biointerface for Antibody Assay

ACS Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 3520-3532
Author(s):  
Piramon Hampitak ◽  
Thomas A. Jowitt ◽  
Daniel Melendrez ◽  
Maryline Fresquet ◽  
Patrick Hamilton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Antibody Assay

Point-of-care testing and INR within-subject variation in patients receiving a constant dose of vitamin K antagonist

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (12) ◽  
pp. 1260-1267
Author(s):  
Joseph S. Biedermann ◽  
Marieke J. H. A. Kruip ◽  
A. M. H. P. van den Besselaar
Keyword(s):  
Blood Coagulation ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Vitamin K Antagonists ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Target Intensity ◽  
Constant Dose ◽  
Coaguchek Xs

SummaryMany patients treated with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) determine their INR using point-of-care (POC) whole blood coagulation monitors. The primary aim of the present study was to assess the INR within-subject variation in self-testing patients receiving a constant dose of VKA. The second aim of the study was to derive INR imprecision goals for whole blood coagulation monitors. Analytical performance goals for INR measurement can be derived from the average biological within-subject variation. Fifty-six Thrombosis Centres in the Netherlands were invited to select self-testing patients who were receiving a constant dose of either acenocoumarol or phenprocoumon for at least six consecutive INR measurements. In each patient, the coefficient of variation (CV) of INRs was calculated. One Thrombosis Centre selected regular patients being monitored with a POC device by professional staff. Sixteen Dutch Thrombosis Centres provided results for 322 selected patients, all using the CoaguChek XS. The median within-subject CV in patients receiving acenocoumarol (10.2 %) was significantly higher than the median CV in patients receiving phenprocoumon (8.6 %) (p = 0.001). The median CV in low-target intensity acenocoumarol self-testing patients (10.4 %) was similar to the median CV in regular patients monitored by professional staff (10.2 %). Desirable INR analytical imprecision goals for POC monitoring with CoaguChek XS in patients receiving either low-target intensity acenocoumarol or phenprocoumon were 5.1 % and 4.3 %, respectively. The approximate average value for the imprecision of the CoaguChek XS, i. e. 4 %, is in agreement with these goals.

scholarly journals Rapid, Simple, and Sensitive Immunoagglutination Assay with SiO2 Particles and Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Quantifying Schistosoma japonicum Antibodies

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 2065-2071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Wang ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Bani Yan ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Shiping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Schistosoma Japonicum ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Silica Particles ◽  
Rabbit Serum ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Sio2 Particles ◽  
Frequency Changes

Abstract Background: The resurgence of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis calls for more efficient diagnostic tests. We developed a rapid, simple, portable, and sensitive immunoagglutination assay that uses SiO2 particles and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for quantifying Schistosoma japonicum (Sj) antibodies (SjAb). Methods: We prepared submicrometer-sized silica particles derivatized with Sj antigens as replacements for traditional latex microspheres to specifically agglutinate in the presence of SjAb targets, and we used the QCM monitor to measure the resulting frequency shifts. We optimized the assay medium by adding poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a response accelerator of immunoagglutination. To minimize or eliminate any nonspecific agglutination or adsorption interferences, we conducted appropriate sealing procedures separately for silica particles and the QCM probe. Results: The measured frequency changes were linearly related to the SjAb concentrations in infected rabbit serum. The PEG-assisted immunoagglutination system was quantitatively sensitive to SjAb concentrations ranging from ∼0.70 to 32.31 mg/L, with a detection limit of ∼0.46 mg/L. The obtained linear regression equation was: y = 43.61 x + 80.44 (r = 0.9872). Several serum specimens were evaluated with the developed QCM immunoassay and the results were compared with ELISA, validating the feasibility of practical applications. Conclusions: This novel immunoagglutination-based QCM detection format is rapid, simple to use, and more portable than conventional diagnostic immunoassays, thus offering a promising alternative tool that can be used for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of schistosomiasis, particularly in epidemic situations.

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