A method of detecting a particular protein contained in an extracellular vesicle, the method including the steps of: (A) capturing the extracellular vesicle using a carrier capable of binding to an extracellular-vesicle-specific marker present on the surface of the extracellular vesicle; (B) carrying out membrane permeabilization treatment for the extracellular vesicle captured by the carrier, using a membrane permeabilization treatment agent; and (C) introducing a reagent capable of detecting the particular protein contained in the extracellular vesicle, into the membrane-permeabilized extracellular vesicle; wherein Step (B) is carried out such that the particular protein does not leak to the outside of the extracellular vesicle, and such that the reagent can be introduced into the extracellular vesicle.

A method to recover an extracellular vesicle at a high efficiency, including (a) and (b): wherein (a) is mixing (i) an extracellular vesicle-containing sample, (ii) particles on which a substance having an affinity to extracellular vesicle membrane is immobilized, and (iii) a polymer to give a mixture solution containing (i′) target particles bound to the extracellular vesicle via the substance and (ii′) the polymer; and (b) separating the target particles from the mixture solution. The method further includes reducing a viscosity of the mixture solution between (a) and (b). A method for analyzing an extracellular vesicle. A kit having (a) a polymer, (b) a substance having an affinity to the extracellular vesicle membrane, and (c) an enzyme capable of degrading a polymer.

A detection method includes forming a complex by binding a target substance and a dielectric particle modified by a single-domain antibody that is bindable to the target substance, separating the complex and an unbound particle in a fluid with dielectrophoresis, the unbound particle being the dielectric particle not forming the complex, and detecting the target substance contained in the separated complex with an imaging element.

A specimen measurement device which detects a measurement object material according to the present embodiment, includes: a magnetic field applicator configured to apply a magnetic field to a measurement cartridge including a substrate, a first substance fixed on the substrate and specifically reacting with the measurement object material, a magnetic particle, and a substance fixed on the magnetic particle and specifically acting with the measurement object material; a detector configured to detect light passing through the substrate; and a controller configured to control the magnetic field applicator to perform a first operation to apply a first magnetic field in a direction to move the magnetic particle away from the substrate when a specimen solution containing the measurement object material is introduced into the measurement cartridge, and then perform a second operation to apply a second magnetic field in a direction to move the magnetic particle toward the substrate.

An embodiment provides a method for detection of viral antigen for the COVID-19 virus, including: obtaining a body fluid from a patient; introducing the body fluid to at least one binding antibody, wherein the at least one binding antibody binds to an antigen of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein and comprises an indicator; forming a viral antigen—antibody complex; and determining the presence of the viral antigen—antibody complex. Other aspects are described and claimed.

The invention relates to methods for conducting binding assays in an assay device that includes one or more storage and use zone. The storage zones of the assay device are configured to house one or more reagents used in an assay conducted in the use zone of the device.

The present invention relates to a magnetic particle dispersion, and the magnetic particle dispersion includes a magnetic particle, an isothiazoline compound, and an aqueous medium.

A magnetic bead is respectively modified by two functional molecular layers from the inside out, termed as the polyethylene glycol (PEG) passivation layer and the photo-affinity peptide probe layer, respectively; PEG passivation layer is introduced at the surface of a magnetic bead, forming a PEG-modified magnetic bead, and the photo-affinity peptide probe layer is a molecular layer of peptide whose N-terminal end is modified with the thiol group and the diazirine group; the PEG passivation layer on the capture magnetic bead is used to reduce non-specific interaction of protein molecules, while the photo-affinity peptide probe layer can specifically recognize and capture target proteins; the weak interaction between the photo-affinity peptide probe and target proteins is converted to covalent linkage under the UV irradiation, thus achieving specific and efficient capture and magnetic separation of interacted proteins.

The invention relates to methods for conducting binding assays in an assay device that includes one or more storage and use zone. The storage zones of the assay device are configured to house one or more reagents used in an assay conducted in the use zone of the device.

Provided herein are methods for detecting and identifying disease-specific biomarkers, such as target antigens associated with infection.