Essays about: "Laura Barrett"

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  1. 1. Microfluidic blood fractionation and lysis towards analysis of cytokine levels in red blood cells

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Laura Barrett; [2019]
    Keywords : Microfluidics; Capillary action; Blood; Fractionation; Cytokine; Interleukin 3;

    Abstract : In the process of blood analysis, for biomarker detection, blood plasma or serumis analyzed, while Red blood cells (RBCs) are usually considered waste. A recentstudy has found that cytokine concentrations in RBC lysate are on average 12-fold higher than in plasma. READ MORE