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FluSelect technology for Viable Flu Virus Isolation

Isolation and culture of flu viruses from animal samples are important for surveillance
and diagnosis of animal flu viruses. Similarly, isolation and concentration of flu viruses
from human clinical samples are also important for sensitive detection and effective
surveillance of influenza. We are developing a flu virus isolation technology that is quick
and simple to use, and it is efficient in isolating and concentrating flu viruses from
samples. The recovered viruses will be viable and can be used for quantification,
validation or culturing. To learn more about it, please click on the link.

V-Select technology for Rapid and Efficient Virus Isolation from Serum or Plasma Samples

Detection of viruses in serum or plasma samples involves cumbersome sample
preparation. For those samples with low virus concentration, it requires an additional
ultracentrifugation step to concentrate the viruses, or an expensive hybrid-capture
approach. We are developing virus isolation technology, which can be used to rapidly
and efficiently isolate and concentrate virus from large-volume samples of serum or
plasma (1-10 mL). The captured viruses can be lysed and directly used for PCR, thus
greatly simplifying the detection of viruses in serum or plasma samples. To learn more
about it, please click on the link.

NA-Select Reagent for DNA Isolation from Highly Diluted and Complex Samples

Isolation of highly purified nucleic acids from diluted and/or dirty samples, e.g., soil,
remains a challenging task. This is because current nucleic acid isolation methods do
not permit more vigorous washing, which would be required to remove all contaminants.
We have developed a reagent that exhibits strong affinity for nucleic acids, thereby
permitting rigorous washing of the bound DNA and RNA. Moreover, because of the strong
binding, the reagent is also very effective in concentrating nucleic acids from highly
diluted and large-volume (e.g., liters) samples. After being released with an elution buffer,
the nucleic acids can be directly used for downstream applications such as PCR. To
learn more about it, please click on the link.

Acridinium NHS Ester and Other Acridinium Derivatives

Acridinium has been used as a highly sensitive chemiluminescent reagent for analyte
detection in diagnosis and research. When acridinium is used, the detection sensitivity
rivals that of radioisotopes. We have synthesized an array of acridinium derivatives,
including NHS esters, available for research or diagnostic use. To learn more about them,
please click on the link.