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Groenland EH, Vendeville JPAC, Bots ML, Visseren FLJ, Musson REA, Spiering W. Validation of spot urine in estimating 24-h urinary sodium, potassium and sodium-to-potassium ratio during three different sodium diets in healthy adults. Blood Press 2023; 32:2170868. [PMID: 36752063 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2023.2170868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the validity of spot urine assay methods in estimating the 24-h urinary sodium, potassium and sodium-to-potassium ratio during three different sodium diets. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve healthy volunteers were asked to adhere to 3 dietary sodium targets (3.3-5.0g/day,<3.3 g/day and >5.0 g/day) for three consecutive weeks and to measure salt excretion daily in spot urine samples using a self-monitoring device. On day 7 of each week, 24-h urine was collected to compare measured with estimated 24-h salt excretion (by the Kawasaki, Tanaka and INTERSALT equations). RESULTS Correlation coefficients relating measured and estimated 24-h sodium excretion were low and not significant for Kawasaki and INTERSALT and moderate for the Tanaka equation (τ 0.56-0.64,p<.05). Bland-Altman plots showed considerable differences between estimated and measured sodium excretion across all salt diets. Over 40% of the participants showed an absolute difference between measured and estimated 24-h sodium of more than 1000 mg/day. The correlation coefficients between 24-h and spot Na/K ratio were 0.67, 0.94 and 0.85(p<.05), and mean differences were 0.59, 0.06 and 0.48 for the intermediate, low and high sodium diets, respectively. CONCLUSION These findings do not support estimation of individual 24-h salt excretion from spot urine by the Kawasaki, Tanaka, or INTERSALT formula. Plain language summaryAccurate monitoring of salt intake is essential to improve BP control. At present, measurement of sodium and potassium excretion in multiple non-consecutive 24-h urinary collections is considered the gold standard for measuring dietary sodium intake. However, this method is burdensome, time-consuming and error prone.Therefore, we assessed and compared the validity of three formula-based approaches to estimate 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion and the Na/K ratio from spot urine samples measured by a self-monitoring device under three different sodium diets using 24-h urine collections as the reference.We conclude that use of three commonly used equations that estimate 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion result in substantial bias, poor precision and poor accuracy and are therefore not recommended. The Na/K ratio based on multiple casual urine samples may be a useful, low-burden, low-cost alternative method to 24-h urine collection for monitoring daily salt intake.
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- Eline H Groenland
- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Novel developments in capillary electrophoresis miniaturization, sampling, detection and portability: An overview of the last decade. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.116941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nix C, Ghassemi M, Crommen J, Fillet M. Overview on microfluidics devices for monitoring brain disorder biomarkers. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Microchip electrophoresis and electrochemical detection: A review on a growing synergistic implementation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Delamarche E, Temiz Y, Lovchik RD, Christiansen MG, Schuerle S. Capillary Microfluidics for Monitoring Medication Adherence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- IBM Research Europe Saeumerstrasse 4 Rueschlikon Switzerland
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- Institute for Translational Medicine Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1–5/10 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute for Translational Medicine Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1–5/10 8092 Zurich Switzerland
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Delamarche E, Temiz Y, Lovchik RD, Christiansen MG, Schuerle S. Capillary Microfluidics for Monitoring Medication Adherence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17784-17796. [PMID: 33710725 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Medication adherence is a medical and societal issue worldwide, with approximately half of patients failing to adhere to prescribed treatments. The goal of this Minireview is to examine how recent work on microfluidics for point-of-care diagnostics may be used to enhance adherence to medication. It specifically focuses on capillary microfluidics since these devices are self-powered, easy to use, and well established for diagnostics and drug monitoring. Considering that an improvement in medication adherence can have a much larger effect than the development of new medical treatments, it is long overdue for the research communities working in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, and material sciences to consider developing technologies to enhance medication adherence. For these reasons, this Minireview is not meant to be exhaustive but rather to provide a quick starting point for researchers interested in joining this complex but intriguing and exciting field of research.
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- IBM Research Europe, Saeumerstrasse 4, Rueschlikon, Switzerland
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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Panuccio V, Mallamaci F, Pizzini P, Tripepi R, Garofalo C, Parlongo G, Caridi G, Provenzano M, Mafrica A, Simone G, Cutrupi S, D'Arrigo G, Porto G, Tripepi G, Nardellotto A, Meneghel G, Dattolo P, Pizzarelli F, Rapisarda F, Ricchiuto A, Fatuzzo P, Verdesca S, Gallieni M, Gesualdo L, Conte G, Plebani M, Zoccali C. Reducing salt intake by urine chloride self-measurement in non-compliant patients with chronic kidney disease followed in nephrology clinics: a randomized trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 36:gfaa262. [PMID: 33291142 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adherence to low salt diets and control of hypertension remain unmet clinical needs in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. METHODS We performed a 6-month multicentre randomized trial in non-compliant patients with CKD followed in nephrology clinics testing the effect of self-measurement of urinary chloride (69 patients) as compared with standard care (69 patients) on two primary outcome measures, adherence to a low sodium (Na) diet (<100 mmol/day) as measured by 24-h urine Na (UNa) excretion and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) monitoring. RESULTS In the whole sample (N = 138), baseline UNa and 24-h ABPM were143 ± 64 mmol/24 h and 131 ± 18/72 ± 10 mmHg, respectively, and did not differ between the two study arms. Patients in the active arm of the trial used >80% of the chloride strips provided to them at the baseline visit and at follow-up visits. At the third month, UNa was 35 mmol/24 h (95% CI 10.8-58.8 mmol/24 h; P = 0.005) lower in the active arm than the control arm, whereas at 6 months the between-arms difference in UNa decreased and was no longer significant [23 mmol/24 h (95% CI -5.6-50.7); P = 0.11]. The 24-h ABPM changes as well as daytime and night-time BP changes at 3 and 6 months were similar in the two study arms (Month 3, P = 0.69-0.99; Month 6, P = 0.73-0.91). Office BP, the use of antihypertensive drugs, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and proteinuria remained unchanged across the trial. CONCLUSIONS The application of self-measurement of urinary chloride to guide adherence to a low salt diet had a modest effect on 24-h UNa and no significant effect on 24-h ABPM.
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- Vincenzo Panuccio
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology Azienda, Ospedaliera Universitaria Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology Azienda, Ospedaliera Universitaria Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Maria Annunziata" Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Ospedale Dolo, Mirano-Venezia, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Maria Annunziata" Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Maria Annunziata" Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Policlinico Universitario Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Ospedale Universitario Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Policlinico Universitario Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Università Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Università Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology Azienda, Ospedaliera Universitaria Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Panuccio V, Pizzini P, Parlongo G, Caridi G, Tripepi R, Mafrica A, Cutrupi S, D'Arrigo G, Porto G, Garofalo C, Provenzano M, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Plebani M, Zoccali C. Urine chloride self-measurement to monitor sodium chloride intake in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin Chem Lab Med 2020; 57:1162-1168. [PMID: 30753154 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2018-1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Excessive sodium intake is a risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular disease and the risk for kidney failure in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Methods We tested the diagnostic performance and the feasibility of an inexpensive method based on urine chloride strips for self-monitoring sodium intake in a series of 72 CKD patients. Results Twenty-four hour urinary chloride as measured by the reactive strips and 24 h urinary sodium were interrelated (r=0.59, p<0.001). Forty-nine out of 72 patients (78%) had a 24 h urinary sodium >100 mmol/24 h, i.e. the upper limit recommended by current CKD guidelines. The strip method had 75.5% sensitivity and 82.6% specificity to correctly classify patients with urine sodium >100 mmol/24 h. The positive and the negative predictive values were 90.2% and 61.3%, respectively. The overall accuracy (ROC curve analysis) of urine chloride self-measurement for the >100 mmol/24 h sodium threshold was 87% (95% CI: 77%-97%). The large majority of patients (97%) perceived the test as useful to help compliance with the prescribed dietary sodium and considered the test as simple and of immediate application (58%) or feasible but requiring attention (39%). Conclusions A simple and inexpensive test for urine chloride measurement has a fairly good performance for the diagnosis of excessive sodium intake. The test is feasible and it is perceived by CKD patients as helpful for enhancing compliance to the dietary sodium recommendations. The usefulness of this test for improving hypertension control in CKD patients will be tested in a clinical trial (Clinicaltrials.gov RF-2010-2314890).
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- Vincenzo Panuccio
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Research Unit of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Research Unit of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Research Unit of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- CNR-IFC Research Unit of Reggio Calabria, c/o EUROLINE di Barillà Francesca, Via Vallone Petrara 55-57, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Wuethrich A, Quirino JP. A decade of microchip electrophoresis for clinical diagnostics - A review of 2008-2017. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1045:42-66. [PMID: 30454573 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A core element in clinical diagnostics is the data interpretation obtained through the analysis of patient samples. To obtain relevant and reliable information, a methodological approach of sample preparation, separation, and detection is required. Traditionally, these steps are performed independently and stepwise. Microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) can provide rapid and high-resolution separation with the capability to integrate a streamlined and complete diagnostic workflow suitable for the point-of-care setting. Whilst standard clinical diagnostics methods normally require hours to days to retrieve specific patient data, MCE can reduce the time to minutes, hastening the delivery of treatment options for the patients. This review covers the advances in MCE for disease detection from 2008 to 2017. Miniaturised diagnostic approaches that required an electrophoretic separation step prior to the detection of the biological samples are reviewed. In the two main sections, the discussion is focused on the technical set-up used to suit MCE for disease detection and on the strategies that have been applied to study various diseases. Throughout these discussions MCE is compared to other techniques to create context of the potential and challenges of MCE. A comprehensive table categorised based on the studied disease using MCE is provided. We also comment on future challenges that remain to be addressed.
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- Alain Wuethrich
- Centre for Personalised Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, Building 75, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Physical Sciences-Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
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Hantschke M, Sideris D, Panayiotis Kyriacou A, Triantis AIF. Optimization of Tetrapolar Impedance Electrodes in Microfluidic Devices for Point of Care Diagnostics using Finite Element Modeling. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2018:5321-5324. [PMID: 30441538 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Electrophoresis is widely applied in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. Tetrapolar electrical impedance sensing (TEIS) has been shown capable of replacing the conventional detection technology in order to develop a point of care electrophoretic analyzer. Besides the advantages of reduced influence of electrode polarization, TEIS is affected by sensitivity distribution depending on the electrode design. A well reported practice outside of electrophoresis, systematic investigation of the effects of sensitivity distribution on the TEIS in microfluidic devices has not been conducted. Here we utilize finite element modeling, backed by experimental results, to optimize the sensor design within an electrophoretic separation device. Numerous sensor designs were validated regarding detectability, sensitivity and spatial resolution. The results show, that minimizing the distance between the central/pick-up electrodes increases sensitivity and spatial resolution whereas the distance between the central electrodes and the outer electrode do not influence sensitivity and spatial resolution.
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YANG MP, HUANG Z, XIE Y, YOU H. Development of Microchip Electrophoresis and Its Applications in Ion Detection. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(18)61085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Meuleman Y, Hoekstra T, Dekker FW, Navis G, Vogt L, van der Boog PJ, Bos WJW, van Montfrans GA, van Dijk S, van Dijk S, Meuleman Y, Dekker FW, Hoekstra T, Navis G, Vogt L, van der Boog PJ, Bos WJW, van Montfrans GA, Boeschoten EW, Verduijn M, ten Brinke L, Spijker A, Kwakernaak AJ, Humalda JK, van Hirtum T, Bokelaar R, Loos ML, Bakker-Edink A, Poot C, Ciere Y, Zwaard S, Veldscholte G, Heuveling L, Storm M, Prantl K. Sodium Restriction in Patients With CKD: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-management Support. Am J Kidney Dis 2017; 69:576-586. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bidulock ACE, Dubský P, van den Berg A, Eijkel JCT. Integrating Internal Standards into Disposable Capillary Electrophoresis Devices To Improve Quantification. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2886-2892. [PMID: 28192985 PMCID: PMC5343550 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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improve point-of-care quantification using microchip capillary
electrophoresis (MCE), the chip-to-chip variabilities inherent in
disposable, single-use devices must be addressed. This work proposes
to integrate an internal standard (ISTD) into the microchip by adding
it to the background electrolyte (BGE) instead of the sample—thus
eliminating the need for additional sample manipulation, microchip
redesigns, and/or system expansions required for traditional ISTD
usage. Cs and Li ions were added as integrated ISTDs to the BGE, and
their effects on the reproducibility of Na quantification were explored.
Results were then compared to the conclusions of our previous publication
which used Cs and Li as traditional ISTDs. The in-house fabricated
microchips, electrophoretic protocols, and solution matrixes were
kept constant, allowing the proposed method to be reliably compared
to the traditional method. Using the integrated ISTDs, both Cs and
Li improved the Na peak area reproducibility approximately 2-fold,
to final RSD values of 2.2–4.7% (n = 900).
In contrast (to previous work), Cs as a traditional ISTD resulted
in final RSDs of 2.5–8.8%, while the traditional Li ISTD performed
poorly with RSDs of 6.3–14.2%. These findings suggest integrated
ISTDs are a viable method to improve the precision of disposable MCE
devices—giving matched or superior results to the traditional
method in this study while neither increasing system cost nor complexity.
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University , Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Guijt RM. Versatile electrophoresis-based self-test platform. Electrophoresis 2015; 36:644-5. [PMID: 25655425 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lab on a Chip technology offers the possibility to extract chemical information from a complex sample in a simple, automated way without the need for a laboratory setting. In the health care sector, this chemical information could be used as a diagnostic tool for example to inform dosing. In this issue, the research underpinning a family of electrophoresis-based point-of-care devices for self-testing of ionic analytes in various sample matrices is described [Electrophoresis 2015, 36, 712-721.]. Hardware, software, and methodological chances made to improve the overall analytical performance in terms of accuracy, precision, detection limit, and reliability are discussed. In addition to the main focus of lithium monitoring, new applications including the use of the platform for veterinary purposes, sodium, and for creatinine measurements are included.
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- Rosanne M Guijt
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia; KIST-Europe, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Chip-based capillary electrophoresis platforms: toward point-of-care applications. Bioanalysis 2015; 7:1385-7. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.15.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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