There has been a considerable development in microfluidic based immunodiagnostics over the past few years which has greatly favored the growth of novel point-of-care-testing(POCT).However,the realization of an inexpen...There has been a considerable development in microfluidic based immunodiagnostics over the past few years which has greatly favored the growth of novel point-of-care-testing(POCT).However,the realization of an inexpensive,low-power POCT needs cheap and disposable microfluidic devices that can perform autonomously with minimum user intervention.This work,for the first time,reports the development of a new microchannel capillary flow assay(MCFA)platform that can perform chemiluminescence based ELISA with lyophilized chemiluminescent reagents.This new MCFA platform exploits the ultra-high sensitivity of chemiluminescent detection while eliminating the shortcomings associated with liquid reagent handling,control of assay sequence and user intervention.The functionally designed microchannels along with adequate hydrophilicity produce a sequential flow of assay reagents and autonomously performs the ultra-high sensitive chemiluminescence based ELISA for the detection of malaria biomarker such as PfHRP2.The MCFA platform with no external flow control and simple chemiluminescence detection can easily communicate with smartphone via USB-OTG port using a custom-designed optical detector.The use of the smartphone for display,data transfer,storage and analysis,as well as the source of power allows the development of a smartphone based POCT analyzer for disease diagnostics.This paper reports a limit of detection(LOD)of 8 ng/mL by the smartphone analyzer which is sensitive enough to detect active malarial infection.The MCFA platform developed with the smartphone analyzer can be easily customized for different biomarkers,so a hand-held POCT for various infectious diseases can be envisaged with full networking capability at low cost.展开更多
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer of the liver and worldwide,the sixth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer related deaths(1).The management and treatment of this disease requi...Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer of the liver and worldwide,the sixth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer related deaths(1).The management and treatment of this disease requires a multi-disciplinary approach,which is observed in the staging and classification.In 1999,the development of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)classification system helped to guide the appropriate treatments based on stage.While patients with stage A disease would be candidates for locoregional treatment including surgical resection,liver transplantation or liver directed therapy,treatment in patients with intermediate(B)or advanced(C)stage disease would be palliative,where the recommendation would for systemic therapy.展开更多
An efficient synthesis of benzoxazole-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones （DHPMs） using trifluoro acetic acid as the catalyst for the first time from an aldehyde, 13-keto ester and benzoxazole-substituted urea/thio...An efficient synthesis of benzoxazole-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones （DHPMs） using trifluoro acetic acid as the catalyst for the first time from an aldehyde, 13-keto ester and benzoxazole-substituted urea/thiourea under solvent-free conditions is described. Compared to the classical Biginelli reaction conditions, this new method consistently has the advantage of excellent yields （80-91%） and short reaction time （40-130 min） at reflux temperature. 2009 M. Adharvana Chad. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.展开更多
1 Results Electrospinning has attracted immense attention recently as a versatile and easy method to prepare polymer membranes that are made up of thin fibers of micron and sub-micron diameters.Such membranes are part...1 Results Electrospinning has attracted immense attention recently as a versatile and easy method to prepare polymer membranes that are made up of thin fibers of micron and sub-micron diameters.Such membranes are particularly suitable as host matrices for polymer electrolytes (PEs) since the interlaying of fibers generate large porosity with fully interconnected pore structure facilitating the easy transport of ions.Characterization of PEs based on electrospun membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVd...展开更多
文摘There has been a considerable development in microfluidic based immunodiagnostics over the past few years which has greatly favored the growth of novel point-of-care-testing(POCT).However,the realization of an inexpensive,low-power POCT needs cheap and disposable microfluidic devices that can perform autonomously with minimum user intervention.This work,for the first time,reports the development of a new microchannel capillary flow assay(MCFA)platform that can perform chemiluminescence based ELISA with lyophilized chemiluminescent reagents.This new MCFA platform exploits the ultra-high sensitivity of chemiluminescent detection while eliminating the shortcomings associated with liquid reagent handling,control of assay sequence and user intervention.The functionally designed microchannels along with adequate hydrophilicity produce a sequential flow of assay reagents and autonomously performs the ultra-high sensitive chemiluminescence based ELISA for the detection of malaria biomarker such as PfHRP2.The MCFA platform with no external flow control and simple chemiluminescence detection can easily communicate with smartphone via USB-OTG port using a custom-designed optical detector.The use of the smartphone for display,data transfer,storage and analysis,as well as the source of power allows the development of a smartphone based POCT analyzer for disease diagnostics.This paper reports a limit of detection(LOD)of 8 ng/mL by the smartphone analyzer which is sensitive enough to detect active malarial infection.The MCFA platform developed with the smartphone analyzer can be easily customized for different biomarkers,so a hand-held POCT for various infectious diseases can be envisaged with full networking capability at low cost.
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer of the liver and worldwide,the sixth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer related deaths(1).The management and treatment of this disease requires a multi-disciplinary approach,which is observed in the staging and classification.In 1999,the development of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)classification system helped to guide the appropriate treatments based on stage.While patients with stage A disease would be candidates for locoregional treatment including surgical resection,liver transplantation or liver directed therapy,treatment in patients with intermediate(B)or advanced(C)stage disease would be palliative,where the recommendation would for systemic therapy.
文摘An efficient synthesis of benzoxazole-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones （DHPMs） using trifluoro acetic acid as the catalyst for the first time from an aldehyde, 13-keto ester and benzoxazole-substituted urea/thiourea under solvent-free conditions is described. Compared to the classical Biginelli reaction conditions, this new method consistently has the advantage of excellent yields （80-91%） and short reaction time （40-130 min） at reflux temperature. 2009 M. Adharvana Chad. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
文摘1 Results Electrospinning has attracted immense attention recently as a versatile and easy method to prepare polymer membranes that are made up of thin fibers of micron and sub-micron diameters.Such membranes are particularly suitable as host matrices for polymer electrolytes (PEs) since the interlaying of fibers generate large porosity with fully interconnected pore structure facilitating the easy transport of ions.Characterization of PEs based on electrospun membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVd...
