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John E. Schiel, Cyrus D. Agarabi, Scott C. Lute, Brittany K. Chavez, Michael T. Boyne, Kurt A. Brorson, Mansoor A. Kahn, Erik K. Read
Consistent high quality antibody yield is a key goal for cell culture bioprocessing. This endpoint is typically achieved in commercial settings through product and process engineering of bioreactor parameters during development. When the process is complex
Richard Stebbings, Lili Wang, Janet Sutherland, Martin Kammel, Adolfas Gaigalas, M. John, B. Roemer, M. Kuhne, R. J. Schneider, M. Braun, N. Leclere, D. Dikshit, Fatima Abbasi, Gerald Marti, P. Porcedda, M. Sassi, L. Revel, S. K. Kim, D. Marshall, L. Whitby, Jing Wang, V. Ost, M. Vonski, Joerg Neukammer
A surface-labelled lyophilised lymphocyte (sLL) preparation has been developed using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) pre-labelled with a fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) conjugated anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody. The sLL preparation is
The study was carried out under the auspices of the Bioanlysis Working Group (BAWG) of the Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière (CCQM) and was piloted jointly by the National Institute of Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) in South Mimms
The fluorescent light detected by a clinical imager is assumed to be proportional to the amount of fluorescent substance present in the sample. Unfortunately, there are many factors that can add or subtract to the light signal directly attributable to the
Justin M. Zook, Gareth Highnam, Jason Wang, Dean Kusler, Vinaya Vijayan, Nir Leibovich, David Mittelman
The standardization and performance testing of analysis tools is a prerequisite to widespread adoption of high-throughput sequencing, particularly in the clinic. However, performance testing is currently complicated by the paucity of standards and
Miki Watanabe, Katherine Meyer, Tyler Jackson, Tracey Johnston, Ed Johnson, Dan Bearden
Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in the Great Lakes is being monitored as a bio-indicator organism for environmental health effects by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Mussel Watch program. In order to monitor the environmental
Adele P. Peskin, Ganesh Saiprasad, James J. Filliben, Alden A. Dima
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of Iterative Reconstruction (IR) compared with Filtered Back Projection (FBP) using low-contrast objects in phantom images across vendors and exposure levels. Materials and Methods: Randomized repeat scans of the Gammex 464
Nicole A. Schneck, Mark S. Lowenthal, Karen W. Phinney, Sang Bok Lee
Magnetic particles have traditionally been utilized to isolate and enrich various cardiovascular protein biomarkers for mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis. The application of functionalized magnetic particles for immunocapture is attractive due to
Several American National Standard Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards were developed for radiation detection systems used for homeland security applications
A new microscale platform is reported which is based on microfabrication methods that integrate thermal control and multi-electrode components to enable rapid temperature-dependent electrochemical measurements on small volume fluid samples. We demonstrate
Measurements are presented of the absorbance, fluorescence emission, fluorescence quantum yield, and fluorescence lifetime of CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals, also known as quantum dots (QDs). The study included three groups of nanocrystals whose surfaces were
Marcus T. Cicerone, Young J. Lee, Khaled A. Aamer, Prabhas V. Moghe, Sebastian L. Vega, Parth J. Patel
We use broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) microscopy to characterize lineage commitment of individual human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) cultured in adipogenic, osteogenic, and basal culture media. We treat hyperspectral images
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Neal E. Craft, David L. Duewer, Kline Margaret, Sam A. Margolis, Willie E. May, Katherine E. Sharpless
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat- and water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Kline Margaret, Sam A. Margolis, Willie E. May, Katherine E. Sharpless
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat- and water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes
Meiyao M. Wang, Martin Misakian, Hua-Jun He, Peter Bajcsy, Jeffrey M. Davis, Kenneth D. Cole, Illarion Turko, Lili Wang, Fatima Abbasi
For quantitative flow cytometry, a biological cell reference material with a known biomarker expression level is needed to transform a linear arbitrary fluorescence intensity scale obtained with fluorescent microspheres to an antibody bound per cell (ABC)
Previous reports found that some fluoride containing dentifrices do not release effective concentrations of fluoride during brushing. Failure to release fluoride can be due to dentifrice matrix components that interfere with the solubilization of the
Oxidatively induced DNA damage is caused in living organisms by endogenous and exogenous reactive species. DNA lesions resulting from this type of damage are mutagenic and cytotoxic and, if not repaired, can cause genetic instability that may lead to
Reference Materials are well-characterized, homogeneous, and stable samples that can be used to understand measurement performance. The Genome in a Bottle Consortium is developing whole human genome DNA Reference Materials from large batches of DNA
Julien C. Gigault, Thao M. Nguyen, John M. Pettibone, Vincent A. Hackley
In this work we have developed and validated a methodology for determining the size distribution in polydisperse cationic nanoparticle (NP) samples using asymmetric-flow field flow fractionation (A4F), where known compositional influence of previously used
DNA replication is an essential process for all life forms. While the process is fundamentally conserved in the three domains of life, bioinformatics, biochemical, structural and genetic studies have demonstrated that the process and the proteins involved
Paul A. Lane, Paul D. Cunningham, Joseph S. Melinger, Edwin J. Heilweil
We present a study of charge transfer and carrier dynamics in nano-films of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) and buckmisnster¬fullerene (C60) by investigated by time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy (TRTS). We compare terahertz photocon¬ductivity dynamics in
In 2008, the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) developed a new initiative during its annual meeting to develop Working Groups (WGs) that were organized around timely, challenging issues related to biobanking and
Sarah A. Munro, Steven P. Lund, Patrick S. Pine, Hans Binder, Djork-Arne Clevert, Ana Conesa, Joaquin Dopazo, Mario Fasold, Sepp Hochreiter, Huixao Hong, Nederah Jafari, David P. Kreil, Pawel P. Labaj, Yang Liao, Simon Lin, Christopher E. Mason, Javier Santoyo, Steven J. Schrodi, Leming Shi, Wei Shi, Gordon K. Smyth, Nancy Stralis-Pavese, Zhenqiang Su, Charles Wang, Jian Wang, Joshua Xu, Zhan Ye, Yong Yang, Ying Yu, Paul Zumbo, Marc L. Salit
There is a critical need for standard approaches to assess, report and compare the technical performance of genome-scale differential gene expression experiments. Here we assess technical performance with a proposed standard dashboard of metrics derived