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Development of a Colloidal Gold-based Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Detection of Cetacean Myoglobin
Published on: July 13, 2016
Laboratory-scale protein striping system for patterning biomolecules onto paper-based immunochromatographic test
Michael A Nash1, John M Hoffman, Dean Y Stevens
1University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Box 355061, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA. mikenash@uw.edu
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A method for patterning narrow lines of biomolecules onto nitrocellulose membranes using laboratory syringe pumps is described. One syringe pump is used to drive the biomolecule solution through a needle, while another modified syringe pump acts as a one-dimensional translation stage, moving the needle across the membrane much like a pen. This method consumes very small volumes of reagents, and is a viable option for laboratory-scale fabrication and prototyping of point-of-care rapid diagnostic test strips.
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