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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Preliminary Assessment of Burn Depth by Paper-Based ELISA for the Detection of Angiogenin in Burn Blister Fluid-A Proof of Concept.

Shin-Chen Pan, Yao-Hung Tsai, Chin-Chuan Chuang, Chao-Min Cheng

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. [Research advances on burn blister fluid].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022
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  4. [Research advances on the techniques for diagnosing burn wound depth].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022
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  5. Angiogenin and Copper Crossing in Wound Healing.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shin-Chen PanDepartment of Surgery, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan.
Yao-Hung TsaiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
Chin-Chuan ChuangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
Chao-Min ChengInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
National Tsing Hua University · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Education MOE 107QR001I5Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 107-2628-E-007-001-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 107-3017-F-006-002Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 108-2314-B-006-080-MY3National Cheng Kung University Hospital NCKUH-10705018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid assessment of burn depth is important for burn wound management. Superficial partial-thickness burn (SPTB) wounds heal without scars, but deep partial-thickness burn (DPTB) wounds require a longer healing time and have a higher risk of scar formation. We previously found that DPTB blister fluid displayed a higher angiogenin level than SPTB blister fluid by conventional ELISA. In this study, we developed a paper-based ELISA (P-ELISA) technique for rapid assessment of angiogenin concentration in burn blister fluid. We collected six samples of SPTB blister fluid, six samples of DPTB blister fluid, and seven normal healthy serum samples for analysis. We again chose ELISA to measure and compare angiogenin levels across all of our samples, but we developed a P-ELISA tool and compared sample results from that tool to the results from conventional ELISA. As with conventional ELISA, DPTB blister fluid displayed higher angiogenin levels than SPTB in P-ELISA. Furthermore, our P-ELISA results showed a moderate correlation with conventional ELISA results. This new diagnostic technique facilitates rapid and convenient assessment of burn depth by evaluating a key molecule in burn blister fluid. It presents a novel and easy-to-learn approach that may be suitable for clinically determining burn depth with diagnostic precision.

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angiogeninburn blister fluidburn wound healingpartial-thickness burn injuryP-ELISA

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PMID32120826
PMCPMC7151184
OpenAlexW3009244755

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