Publications by authors named "T G Kingston"
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- Aptasensors detect biomolecules by transforming the binding of specific target molecules with aptamers into measurable signals, helping in rapid biomolecule identification.
- The study compares different crosslinkers used for immobilizing aptamers, focusing on one homo-bifunctional and three hetero-bifunctional types, specifically for attaching the Ebola soluble Glycoprotein (sGP) binding DNA aptamer to surfaces.
- Results indicate that using hetero-bifunctional crosslinkers leads to more consistent sensing responses and higher aptamer densities compared to homo-bifunctional crosslinkers, which produced inconsistent responses and lower attachment efficiency.
Pore-scale oil displacement behavior was investigated in a porous media micromodel using microscopic particle image velocimetry (μPIV). Porous media micromodels consisting of an ordered square array of cylindrical pillars with 50 and 70% porosities were fabricated with photolithography. The oil displacement was performed with the injection of water at flow rates of 37.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth and security concerns have made it essential to develop integrated, continuous collection and sensing platforms that are compact and capable of real-time detection. In this study, we numerically investigate the flow physics associated with the single-step collection and enrichment of aerosolized polystyrene microparticles into a flowing liquid using a stratified air-water flow in a U-shaped microchannel. We validate our simulation results by comparing them to experimental data from the literature.
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- Many people worldwide want to find ways to stop future pandemics from happening.
- While there has been a lot of focus on preparing for and responding to pandemics, preventing diseases from spreading from animals to humans isn't talked about much.
- The text suggests we should pay more attention to how environmental changes can cause these spills and offers ideas on how to make policies that help prevent them.
Implementation of a One Health approach varies considerably between different geographical regions and remains challenging to implement without greater inclusivity of different disciplinary capacity and expertise. We performed comparative analyses of abstracts presented at the 1st World One Health Congress (WOHC 2011) and 6th WOHC (2020) to explore and describe the evolving demographics and disciplinary scope of One Health research. We classified abstracts into six One Health research categories and twenty-three subcategories.
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