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Development of a microfluidic system for measuring HIV-1 viral load

  • Shuqi Wang
  • , Alexander Ip
  • , Feng Xu
  • , Francoise F. Giguel
  • , Sangjun Moon
  • , Altug Akay
  • , Daniel R. Kuritzkes
  • , Utkan Demirci
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Harvard-Massachusetts Institutes of Technology Health Sciences and Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventSensors, 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

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7666
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period5/04/10 → 9/04/10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    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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