A Rapid and Sensitive Approach to Detecting SARS-CoV-2
Gold Nanoparticles Enable Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Inhibition
There is a race in this pandemic to develop new technologies to detect SAR-CoV-2 virus and defeat its spread as quickly as possible. A bright light in this race recently appeared in a new paper published by
Nanoscale Advances that describes a simple, incredibly sensitive assay for the detection of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (Pramanik et al., 2021).
A collaboration of researchers from Jackson State University and The University of Mississippi Medical Center created nanoparticles of gold attached to 4-aminothiophenol via an Au-S bond. In turn, these nanoparticles were functionalized by coating the gold beads with anti-spike antibodies, creating Ramen-based “biosensors” for SARS-CoV-2. In theory, the aggregation of the particles on the surface of a virus should produce a characteristic change in what is known as “Surface Enhanced Raman
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ATLANTA, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Traditional tank-based delivery systems for Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the hospital setting can deplete financial and labor resources as compared with a novel tankless, cassette-based delivery system, according to a new publication in the Spring 2021 issue of the journal
Respiratory Therapy. The issue was released on March 8, 2021.
The review – authored by Ricky W. Bowen, VERO Biotech, Atlanta, GA; Jeff Thompson, Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA ; and Charles V. Pollack, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS – found that there are both obvious and relatively hidden real and opportunity costs with the use of tank-based iNO delivery systems versus the tankless alternative. According to the authors, the most frequently cited explanation for limited use of iNO in hospitals is cost, reflecting acquisition cost and not total expense. The light weight, portability, ease of use, greatly decreas
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UMMC feeling financial toll of COVID-19
Pandemic takes toll on health care industry Share Updated: 6:40 PM CST Mar 3, 2021
Pandemic takes toll on health care industry Share Updated: 6:40 PM CST Mar 3, 2021
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Show Transcript MOVING FORWARD FROM THE PANDEMIC. THE ICU BED PRESSURE AT UMMC HAS DROPPED OFF A SIGN THAT THE COVID-19 DEMAND FOR MEDICAL CARE IS CHANGING BUT THE STATE MEDICAL CARE FACILITY SAYS IT IS STILL FEELING THE FINANCIAL PRODUCT COVID-19. AND THIS GREAT OF 2020 THE HOSPITAL LAID OFF MORE THAN 200 HEALTH CARE WORKERS INSTITUTED PAY CUTS AND PROJECTED LOSSES OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO WHERE WE ARE NOW FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN TO NOW WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS LOSS AND CLINICAL REVENUE. SOME OF THAT LOSS HAS BEEN OFFSET BY FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE CARES ACT AN ESTIMATED 75 MILLION DOLLARS RECEIVED BY THE STATE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, BUT THE REVENUE LOSSES CONTINUE AS THE HOSPITAL HAS H