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Pengfei Niu, Brian J. Nablo, Kiran Bhadriraju, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
Here we describe the exact processes occurring between two metallic electrodes when measuring volumetric flow rate by electrical impedance in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannel. A considerable fraction of the change in impedance, due to change of
Ward L. Johnson, Danielle C. France, F L. Walls, William T. Cordell, Nikki S. Rentz
An approach is presented for sensing mechanical fluctuations of bacteria, with potential application in monitoring microbial responses to changes in chemical environment, such as antimicrobial intervention. Bacteria are tethered to a quartz crystal
Nathanael D. Olson, Justin M. Zook, Jayne B. Morrow, Nancy J. Lin
High sensitivity methods as next generation sequencing and PCR are adversely impacted by organismal and DNA contaminants. Current methods for detecting contaminants in microbial materials (genomic DNA and cultures) are not sensitive enough and require
Kiran Bhadriraju, Jennifer S. Hong, Steven Lund, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
Cells in tissues dynamically sense and modulate the adhesive and mechanical properties of their surroundings, according to the functional requirements of normal or diseased tissue. In this study, we show that the migratory and morphological responses of a
M Miral Dizdar, Aaron C. Jacobs, Nathan Donley, Marcus J. Calkins, Ajit Jadhav, Dorjbal Dorjsuren, David Maloney, Anton Simeonov, Pawel Jaruga, Erdem Coskun, Amanda K. McCullough, R. S. Lloyd
Statement of the Problem: Most chemotherapeutic agents kill cancer cells by damaging DNA. Cancer cells overexpress DNA repair proteins and thus increase DNA repair capacity that can cause resistance to therapy by removing DNA lesions before they become
Evagelia C. Laiakis, Evan L. Pannkuk, Siddheshwar Chauthe, Yi-Wen Wang, Ming Liang, Tytus Mak, Christopher A. Barker, Giuseppe Astarita, Albert J. Fornace
The potential of radiological accidents and nuclear terrorism have increased the need for development of new rapid biodosimetry methods. In addition, in a clinical setting the issue of an individual's radiosensitivity should be taken into consideration
Sumona Sarkar, Steven Lund, Ravi Vyzasatya, Padmavathy Vanguri, John T. Elliott, Anne Plant, Sheng Lin-Gibson
Cell counting measurements (methods to determine cell quantity) are critical in the research, development, and manufacturing of cell-based products and support decision making in product testing and release. Determining cell quantity with accuracy and
Tandem mass spectral library searching is finding increased use as an effective means of determining chemical identity in mass spectrometry-based omics studies. We previously reported on constructing a tandem mass spectral library that includes spectra for
Noah Spies, Ziming Weng, Alex Bishara, Jennifer H. McDaniel, David N. Catoe, Justin M. Zook, Marc L. Salit, Robert B. West, Serafim Batzoglou, Arend Sidow
Recently developed methods that utilize partitioning of long genomic DNA fragments, and barcoding of shorter fragments derived from them, have succeeded in retaining long-range information in short sequencing reads. These so-called read cloud approaches
Peter M. Vallone, Kevin M. Kiesler, Sarah Riman, Lisa A. Borsuk
Standard Reference Materials SRM 2392 and 2392-I are intended to provide quality control when amplifying and sequencing human mitochondrial genome sequences. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers these SRMs to laboratories
Pawel Jaruga, Erdem Coskun, M Miral Dizdar, W. E. Johnson, Kimani Kimbrough
Industrial, agricultural and urban activities of fast growing human population are continuously altering freshwater ecosystems, endangering their inhabitants and endangering public health. Organic and trace compounds which in some Great Lakes tributaries
Flow cytometry is a widely used technique for the analysis of single cells and particles. It is an essential tool for immunological research, drug and device development, clinical trials, disease diagnosis, and therapy monitoring. However, the measurements