Exhaled breath analysis in health and disease is an area of growing clinical interest with the potential to be adopted through the whole respiratory healthcare continuum. However, currently there is no standard for exhaled breath collection, and the optimal way to preconcentrate the highly humid exhaled breath is not known. Described is an optimized combination of sorbent materials and sample handling methods that allows quantitative capturing of exhaled molecules over a broad range in highly humid conditions. The invention can be applied in pre-concentration units of future devices for exhaled breath analysis, for example at the bedside.

Exhaled breath analysis in health and disease is an area of growing clinical interest with the potential to be adopted through the whole respiratory healthcare continuum. However, currently there is no standard for exhaled breath collection, and the optimal way to preconcentrate the highly humid exhaled breath is not known. Described is an optimized combination of sorbent materials and sample handling methods that allows quantitative capturing of exhaled molecules over a broad range in highly humid conditions. The invention can be applied in pre-concentration units of future devices for exhaled breath analysis, for example at the bedside.

The present invention provides, among other things, methods, compositions and systems for highly efficient, robust, multiplex analysis of biomolecules based on substrate-mediated compartmentalization in conjunction with controlled release of assay reagents for interference-free detection of biomolecules.

The present invention provides, among other things, methods, compositions and systems for highly efficient, robust, multiplex analysis of biomolecules based on substrate-mediated compartmentalization in conjunction with controlled release of assay reagents for interference-free detection of biomolecules.

The present invention relates to an in-vitro diagnosis device for detecting and/or identifying antigen and/or antibody from a sample of biological fluid, particularly from a sample of blood or sample of blood components. The invention also relates to different uses of this device such as the detection and/or the identification of red blood cells antigens, platelet antigens, viralantigens, bacterial antigens, parasite antigens, the detection and/or the identification of anti-red blood cells antibodies, antiplatelet antibodies, antiviral antibodies, antibacterial antibodies and antiparasitic antibodies.

The present invention relates to an in-vitro diagnosis device for detecting and/or identifying antigen and/or antibody from a sample of biological fluid, particularly from a sample of blood or sample of blood components. The invention also relates to different uses of this device such as the detection and/or the identification of red blood cells antigens, platelet antigens, viralantigens, bacterial antigens, parasite antigens, the detection and/or the identification of anti-red blood cells antibodies, antiplatelet antibodies, antiviral antibodies, antibacterial antibodies and antiparasitic antibodies.

According to one embodiment, a method of detecting or quantifying a detection target in a specimen includes: irradiating a reaction mixture containing composite particles and the specimen with light to promote binding between the composite particles and the detection target; and performing measurement on the reaction mixture irradiated with the light to detect or quantify the detection target. The composite particles each include a carrier particle including two or more regions having different physical properties on a surface, and an affinity substance carried on the carrier particle and having affinity to the detection target. The light can be absorbed by at least one of the two or more regions.

Provided herein are methods and kits for detecting environmental contaminants using turbidimetric assays. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods of obtaining a sample from a test surface and contacting the collected sample with a turbidimetric composition for quantification of an analyte in the sample.

The present invention relates to a device and method for sample preparation and collection. More closely the invention relates to a device to isolate DNA, RNA and proteins or other biomolecules in one single step from the same undivided sample

The present invention relates to a device and method for sample preparation and collection. More closely the invention relates to a device to isolate DNA, RNA and proteins or other biomolecules in one single step from the same undivided sample