Biomarker Stroke Diagnosis in 10 Minutes
January 5, 2016 | Terry Sharrer
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been an essential tool for diagnosis of many diseases based on antibodies found in blood. Ordinarily, this test carried out in a laboratory can take a couple to several hours, which is critically important in stroke cases where “the golden hour” can make a difference between life and death. To come up with quicker results, scientists at Cornell’s Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a microfluidic device which relies on neuro-specific enzymes tethered to nanoparticles to capture biomarkers indicating stroke. This is an early stage invention, but it promises multiple biomarker identification from a drop of blood in ten minutes. MORE
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