Title :
Analysis of the voltage response to identify macromolecule quantities in an electrolyte
Author :
Duojinshen Duo ; Matteucci, Paul B. ; Byrnes-Preston, Phil ; Suaning, Gregg J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2012-Sept. 1 2012
Abstract :
Current techniques of detecting proteins in solution can prove to be time consuming and expensive. Although low cost techniques are available, these are often slow and inaccurate. The authors propose an innovative technique for detecting the presence of proteins and other organic macromolecules in an electrolyte by analyzing the voltage waveform resulting from a biphasic, constant-current, charge-balanced electrical stimulation. Initial experiments have proven the viability of the technique. However due to the limitation of technique accuracy, further refinement of the measurement approach is required.
Keywords :
biochemistry; bioelectric phenomena; electrolytes; macromolecules; molecular biophysics; proteins; biphasic stimulation; charge-balanced electrical stimulation; constant-current stimulation; electrolyte; macromolecule quantities; organic macromolecules; protein detection; viability technique; voltage response analysis; voltage waveform; Australia; Blood pressure; Capacitance; Cleaning; Electrodes; Pregnancy; Proteins; Analysis of Variance; Electric Capacitance; Electricity; Electrolytes; Humans; Macromolecular Substances; Proteins; Proteinuria; Solutions;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4119-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346784