Search results for microliters

Biochemistry Jul 18, 2023

Scientists develop innovative wearable sensor for measuring sweat lactate levels during exercise

Human sweat is a rich source of health information, offering insights into a person's hydration level, electrolyte balance, and overall physiological state. For instance, lactate level in sweat is a useful biomarker of exercise ...

Analytical Chemistry May 8, 2023

IPODs: Making portable droplet microfluidic testing possible

Droplet microfluidics allows for quicker point-of-care testing (POCT), but it is not always as accurate and currently requires an amount of external effort for proper handling.

Biochemistry Mar 15, 2023

'Glow-in-the-dark' proteins could help diagnose viral diseases

Despite recent advancements, many highly sensitive diagnostic tests for viral diseases still require complicated techniques to prepare a sample or interpret a result, making them impractical for point-of-care settings or ...

Biochemistry Mar 1, 2023

Scientists present new application for nanophotonic sensor

A joint research team from Skoltech, HSE, MPGU and MISIS has developed a compact sensor for biochemical analysis, opening up a new frontier in the development of the "lab-on-a-chip." Using bovine serum albumin film as an ...

Biotechnology Oct 3, 2022

Novel cell-free protein crystallization method to advance structural biology

The new cell-free protein crystallization (CFPC) method developed by Tokyo Tech includes direct protein crystallization and is a major advancement in the field of structural biology. This technique will enable the analysis ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 30, 2022

Miniaturized lab-on-a-chip for real-time chemical analysis of liquids

In analytical chemistry, it is often necessary to accurately monitor the concentration change of certain substances in liquids on a time scale of seconds. Especially in the pharmaceutical industry, such measurements need ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 4, 2022

New method enables efficient sample preparation for single-cell proteomics

The proteins that make up our cells hold within an entire world of information, which, when unlocked, can give us insights into the origins of many essential biological phenomena. This information is gathered using an analytical ...

Biochemistry Jul 21, 2022

A fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor is under development

As the BA.5 omicron variant continues to spread, health experts are increasingly preparing for a future in which such COVID-19 variants emerge, surge and recede, similar to seasonal flu. An important part of staying on top ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 5, 2022

From one hour to one minute: New analysis technique simplifies the process to detect Bisphenol A contaminants

Bisphenol A is a chemical compound used mainly in the manufacture of plastics and in the production of thermal paper, used to print sales receipts and different types of tickets. In recent decades several studies have demonstrated ...

Biochemistry Mar 2, 2022

Fast and easy protein analysis from trace amounts of cell samples

Mass spectrometry is an excellent protein analysis method widely used in medicine and agriculture, but it requires complicated and time-consuming sample preparation. In this study, we developed a new method for significantly ...

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