Abstract
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication after arthroplasty. Two-stage reimplantation procedure is the most common practice to prevent the reoccurrence of PJI. However, it should be assisted by a rapid, accurate and comprehensive bacteria detection tool. In this study, a new integrated microfluidic system capable of performing sample pre-treatment, a nanogold detection to provide live bacteria information (30 minutes) and a PCR reaction (further 40 minutes) to distinguished bacteria types for antibiotic treatment automatically without human intervention is proposed. The experimental results demonstrated that this powerful tool can serve as a base for clinical decision-making in the near future.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 752-755 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479956227 |
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| State | Published - 26 11 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2014 14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2014 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 18 08 2014 → 21 08 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 1944-9399 |
Conference
| Conference | 2014 14th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Toronto |
| Period | 18/08/14 → 21/08/14 |
Bibliographical note
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