Reflecting on the past three years and the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic,
varying global tactics offer insights into the most effective public-health responses. In the US …

This report describes the development of a centrifugally controlled microfluidic dynamic solid-
phase extraction (dSPE) platform to reliably obtain amplification-ready nucleic acids (NAs) …

The adsorption and desorption of nucleic acid to a solid surface is ubiquitous in various
research areas like pharmaceutics, nanotechnology, molecular biology, and molecular …

In the recent years, the progress of international trade and travel has led to an increased risk
of emerging infections. Around 75 percent of the pathogens causing these infections are of …

In the present study, we fabricated a foldable all-in-one microdevice for the nucleic acid test
(NAT) performing DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and on-site colorimetric …

Untargeted sequencing of nucleic acids present in food can inform the detection of food
safety and origin, as well as product tampering and mislabeling issues. The application of …

Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer. 70% of the cases are diagnosed at
late stages with already developed metastases due to the absence of easily noticeable …

Strict regulations govern food safety as the latter is of extremely high importance and a major
public issue, while it is demanding in respect of analytical effort. The duration of common …

Long-read sequencing technologies require high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA of sufficient
purity and integrity, which can be difficult to obtain from complex biological samples. We …

The study of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is often challenging due to genomic DNA contamination,
low concentration, and high fragmentation. Therefore, it is important to optimize pre …