Magnetic twisting cytometry probes mechanical properties of an adherent cell by applying a torque to a magnetic bead that is tightly bound to the cell surface. Here we have used a three-dimensional finite element model of cell deformation to compute the relationships between the applied torque and resulting bead rotation and lateral bead translation. From the analysis, we computed two coefficie...

PURPOSE Although multiple serum antiretinal autoantibodies (ARAs) have been reported in patients with paraneoplastic and non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy ((n)pAIR), not all retinal antigens involved in (n)pAIR are specified. This study aims to serologically identify patients with presumed (n)pAIR through determination of both known and unknown ARAs by autoantibody profiling. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Allergies represent the most prevalent non infective diseases worldwide. Approaching IgE-mediated sensitizations improved much by adopting allergenic molecules instead of extracts, and by using the micro-technology for multiplex testing. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS To provide a proof-of-concept that a flow cytometric bead array is a feasible mean for the detection of specific IgE reactiv...

We have developed a single probe method for detecting microRNA from human serum using single molecule arrays, with sequence specificity down to a single base, and without the use of amplification by polymerases. An abasic peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe-containing a reactive amine instead of a nucleotide at a specific position in the sequence-for detecting a microRNA was conjugated to superpar...

individuals 4, 5, and 6 were HbA/S heterozygotes and homozygous for non-E; individuals 7, 8, and 9 were homozygous for both HbS and non-E; and individuals 10, 11, and 12 were HbA homozygotes and non-E/HbE heterozygotes. These data also demonstrate an additional advantage of this multiplexed fluorescent bead arraybased approach. Because it is very rare for an individual to be negative for all fo...

We report a method for rapid, electric field directed assembly of high-density protein-conjugated microbead arrays. Photolithography is used to fabricate an array of micron to sub-micron-scale wells in an epoxy-based photoresist on a silicon wafer coated with a thin gold film, which serves as the primary electrode. A thin gasket is used to form a microfluidic chamber between the wafer and a gla...