In near future, identifying the bacterial species responsible for infections developing in hospital patients will take just a few minutes, thanks to the scientists who developed such an analytical procedure.
Developed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, the main role is played by innovative bioconjugates — luminescent, magnetic microparticles coated with appropriately selected bacteriophages.
The detection device used in the new technique for identifying bacteria is a flow cytometer.
In near future, identifying the bacterial species responsible for infections developing in hospital patients will take just a few minutes, thanks to the scientists who developed such an analytical procedure.
Developed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, the main role is played by innovative bioconjugates — luminescent, magnetic microparticles coated with appropriately selected bacteriophages.
The detection device used in the new technique for identifying bacteria is a flow cytometer.
Source: The Health Site