dc.contributor.author | Fotovich, Emily | eng |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research | eng |
dc.contributor.meetingname | Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (2005 : University of Missouri--Columbia) | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | eng |
dc.description | Abstract only available | eng |
dc.description | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sheila Grant, Biological Engineering | eng |
dc.description.abstract | According to the American Heart Association, approximately 865,000 Americans every year will experience recurrent or new myocardial infarctions. If a patient is not treated promptly, a myocardial infarction can be fatal. Currently a biosensor is being developed that can detect troponin-T, an enzyme that is released by cells when tissue necrosis occurs and is a precursor to myocardial infarction. Because this cardiac enzyme biosensor is a foreign object to the human body, a biocompatible coating surrounding the sensor is being developed to placate the foreign body response. We are performing diffusional studies to ensure that troponin-T can diffuse through this biocompatible coating. Two types of collagen coatings are being investigated: 1) collagen I fibers adsorbed onto a dialysis membrane and 2) collagen I fibers crosslinked with gold nanoparticles adsorbed onto a dialysis membrane. The diffusion system consists of a perfusion chamber connected to a 12-roller peristaltic pump with the coating placed between the upper and lower chambers of the perfusion device. The two different coatings are then tested. To perform each test, a known concentration of α-lactalbumin (an inexpensive substitute for troponin-T) labeled with fluoroscein is pumped through the upper chamber of the perfusion device while samples are taken from the lower chamber and are scanned with a fluorometer to measure the amount of α-lactalbumin that has diffused through the coating. Preliminary experiments show that α-lactalbumin is diffusing through the coatings. | eng |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering Honors Undergraduate Research Option | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/781 | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research | eng |
dc.relation.ispartof | 2005 Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research. Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum | eng |
dc.source.uri | http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid=305 | eng |
dc.subject | myocardial infarction | eng |
dc.subject | troponin-T | eng |
dc.subject | biocompatible coating | eng |
dc.subject | foreign body response | eng |
dc.title | Diffusional studies for gold crosslinked collagen coated membranes for intravascular biosensors [abstract] | eng |
dc.type | Abstract | eng |