Title :
Detection of hepatitis B surface protein by means of laser spectroscopy
Author :
Dergachev, Alex ; Kudryavtsev, Anatoliy ; Mirov, Sergey ; McCracken, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report on the results of investigation of luminescent and photoionization properties of hepatitis B surface proteins in solutions under UV laser excitation. Concentrations of 100 pg/ml have been detected. Potential applications of this method are discussed
Keywords :
laser applications in medicine; molecular biophysics; photoionisation; photoluminescence; proteins; spectrochemical analysis; UV laser excitation; concentrations; hepatitis B surface protein; laser spectroscopy; luminescent properties; photoionization properties; viral disease; Blood; Cancer; DNA; Human immunodeficiency virus; Liver diseases; Protein engineering; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers; Testing; Viruses (medical);
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3131-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493261
