Open source automated western blot processor

Enhance Processor Performance in Open-Source Applications

As “open source” C/C++ algorithms become an increasingly popular alternative to royalty-based code in embedded processing applications, they bring new technical challenges. Foremost among these is how to optimize the acquired code to work well on the chosen processor. This issue is paramount because a compiler written for a given processor family will exploit that processor’s strengths at the p...

Understanding the Western Blot

Inquiries about various issues relating to Western blot (WB) testing are frequently posted to the Lyme disease discussion groups on the Internet. Among the most commonly asked questions are: What laboratory techniques are used to carry out the assay? What exactly is being measured? What is a “band”? How are the results interpreted? What are the CDC criteria for a “positive” test? Although some ...

Open-Source Automated Mapping Four-Point Probe

Scientists have begun using self-replicating rapid prototyper (RepRap) 3-D printers to manufacture open source digital designs of scientific equipment. This approach is refined here to develop a novel instrument capable of performing automated large-area four-point probe measurements. The designs for conversion of a RepRap 3-D printer to a 2-D open source four-point probe (OS4PP) measurement de...

Towards Automated Scoring using Open-Source Technologies

The fallibility of HIV western blot.