Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) is rapidly expanding antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan countries. However, virological failure of ART is rarely monitored due to the lack of affordable and sustainable viral load assays suitable for resource-limited settings. Here, we report a prototype of a rapid virus detection method based on microfluidic technologies. In this method, HIV-1 particles from 10 μL whole blood were captured by anti-gp120 antibody coated on the microchannel surface and detected by dual fluorescence signals under microscopy. Next, captured HIV-1 particles were counted using the free software, ImageJ (http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/). This rapid HIV-1 detection method has potential to be further developed for viral load monitoring at resource-limited settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 5 Apr 2010 → 9 Apr 2010 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 7666 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
| Conference | Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Orlando, FL |
| Period | 5/04/10 → 9/04/10 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
- microchip
- point-of-care (POC)
- viral load
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