Affinity capture using peptide-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles to target Staphylococcus aureus.

Staphylococcus aureus, a commonly found pathogen, can cause food poisoning and infections. Thus, it is necessary to develop analytical methods for the rapid screening of S. aureus in suspicious samples.

Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Platform for Characterization of Shiga-like Toxin 1 from Complex Samples.

Foodborne illness outbreaks resulting from contamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 remain a serious concern in food safety. E. coli O157:H7 can cause bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome, or even death.

Real time monitoring of accelerated chemical reactions by ultrasonication-assisted spray ionization mass spectrometry.

Ultrasonication has been used to accelerate chemical reactions. It would be ideal if ultrasonication-assisted chemical reactions could be monitored by suitable detection tools such as mass spectrometry in real time. It would be helpful to clarify reaction intermediates/products and to have a better understanding of reaction mechanism.