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ArticleClinical chemistry2009

Monitoring thrombin generation by electrochemistry: development of an amperometric biosensor screening test for plasma and whole blood.

Charles Thuerlemann, André Haeberli, Lorenzo Alberio

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Article in Clinical chemistry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Biosensors in clinical chemistry - 2011 update.Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry · 2011
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charles ThuerlemannDepartment of Haematology and Central Haematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland. charles.thuerlemann@bluewin.ch
André Haeberli
Lorenzo Alberio
University of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComplete investigation of thrombophilic or hemorrhagic clinical presentations is a time-, apparatus-, and cost-intensive process. Sensitive screening tests for characterizing the overall function of the hemostatic system, or defined parts of it, would be very useful. For this purpose, we are developing an electrochemical biosensor system that allows measurement of thrombin generation in whole blood as well as in plasma.

methodsThe measuring system consists of a single-use electrochemical sensor in the shape of a strip and a measuring unit connected to a personal computer, recording the electrical signal. Blood is added to a specific reagent mixture immobilized in dry form on the strip, including a coagulation activator (e.g., tissue factor or silica) and an electrogenic substrate specific to thrombin.

resultsIncreasing thrombin concentrations gave standard curves with progressively increasing maximal current and decreasing time to reach the peak. Because the measurement was unaffected by color or turbidity, any type of blood sample could be analyzed: platelet-poor plasma, platelet-rich plasma, and whole blood. The test strips with the predried reagents were stable when stored for several months before testing. Analysis of the combined results obtained with different activators allowed discrimination between defects of the extrinsic, intrinsic, and common coagulation pathways. Activated protein C (APC) predried on the strips allowed identification of APC-resistance in plasma and whole blood samples.

conclusionsThe biosensor system provides a new method for assessing thrombin generation in plasma or whole blood samples as small as 10 microL. The assay is easy to use, thus allowing it to be performed in a point-of-care setting.

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Biosensing TechniquesBlood Chemical AnalysisElectrochemistryHumansThrombinThrombin

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PMID19147731
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