A Rapid and Robust Diagnostic for Liver Fibrosis Using a Multichannel Polymer Sensor Array |
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| Authors: | William J. Peveler Ryan F. Landis Mahdieh Yazdani James W. Day Raakesh Modi Claire J. Carmalt William M. Rosenberg Vincent M. Rotello |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;2. Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK;3. Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA;4. Institute for Liver & Digestive Health, University College London, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK;5. iQur Ltd, LBIC, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Liver disease is the fifth most common cause of premature death in the Western world, with the irreversible damage caused by fibrosis, and ultimately cirrhosis, a primary driver of mortality. Early detection of fibrosis would facilitate treatment of the underlying liver disease to limit progression. Unfortunately, most cases of liver disease are diagnosed late, with current strategies reliant on invasive biopsy or fragile lab‐based antibody technologies. A robust, fully synthetic fluorescent‐polymer sensor array is reported, which, rapidly (in 45 minutes), detects liver fibrosis from low‐volume serum samples with clinically relevant specificity and accuracy, using an easily readable diagnostic output. The simplicity, rapidity, and robustness of this method make it a promising platform for point‐of‐care diagnostics for detecting and monitoring liver disease. |
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| Keywords: | arrays fluorescent polymers liver fibrosis multichannels point of care |
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