New Detection Method for Cancer Detection and Protein Investigation
14 August 2007
The new surface acoustic wave based biosensor S-sens® K5 overcomes impurity difficulties with samples suspected of containing a biological trace. The biosensor enables the simple separation of the mass signal from the viscosity signal due to its measuring principle. With a low detection limit of 0.8 pg/cm², the identification of low amounts is possible.
The S-sens® K5 can be used in cancer Research in several respects:
- to test tools like nanoparticles or ultrasonic contrast agents for verification of cancer on-site in the human body
- for detection of single mutations in disease-related gene fragments for broad-scale genetic testing
- to identify the interaction of cancerogenous cells with other cells or with isolated proteins, antibodies, or especially selected drugs
- the interaction analysis of identified cancer targets (proteins) with potential anti-cancer drugs
Due to the unique two-frequency method, the S-sens K5 can detect proteins even in complex environments conglomerates or membraneous environments. There is no need for purification from cytosolic solutions.
