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ArticleLab on a chip2013

Multiplexed single molecule immunoassays.

David M Rissin, Cheuk W Kan, Linan Song, Andrew J Rivnak, Matthew W Fishburn, Qichao Shao, Tomasz Piech, Evan P Ferrell, Raymond E Meyer, Todd G Campbell and 2 more

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Article in Lab on a chip, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David M RissinQuanterix Corporation, 113 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421, USA.
Cheuk W Kan
Linan Song
Andrew J Rivnak
Matthew W Fishburn
Qichao Shao
Tomasz Piech
Evan P Ferrell
Raymond E Meyer
Todd G Campbell
David R Fournier
David C Duffy
Quanterix (United States) · US

Funding

Single Molecule Fiber Arrays for the Detection of Low Abundance ProteinsR43CA133987 · NCI · QUANTERIX CORPORATION · PI DUFFY, DAVID C · 2008 to 2009
$185k
NCI NIH HHS R43 CA133987NCI NIH HHS R43CA133987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a method that enables the multiplexed detection of proteins based on counting single molecules. Paramagnetic beads were labeled with fluorescent dyes to create optically distinct subpopulations of beads, and antibodies to specific proteins were then immobilized to individual subpopulations. Mixtures of subpopulations of beads were then incubated with a sample, and specific proteins were captured on their specific beads; these proteins were then labeled with enzymes via immunocomplex formation. The beads were suspended in enzyme substrate, loaded into arrays of femtoliter wells--or Single Molecule Arrays (Simoa)--that were integrated into a microfluidic device (the Simoa disc). The wells were then sealed with oil, and imaged fluorescently to determine: a) the location and subpopulation identity of individual beads in the femtoliter wells, and b) the presence or absence of a single enzyme associated with each bead. The images were analyzed to determine the average enzyme per bead (AEB) for each bead subpopulation that provide a quantitative parameter for determining the concentration of each protein. We used this approach to simultaneously detect TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1α, and IL-1β in human plasma with single molecule resolution at subfemtomolar concentrations, i.e., 200- to 1000-fold more sensitive than current multiplexed immunoassays. The simultaneous, specific, and sensitive measurement of several proteins using multiplexed digital ELISA could enable more reliable diagnoses of disease.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ImmobilizedEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEquipment DesignFluorescent DyesHumansInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Microfluidic Analytical TechniquesOptical ImagingSensitivity and SpecificityTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntibodies, ImmobilizedFluorescent DyesInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID23719780
PMCPMC10540087
OpenAlexW2055108575

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