Virus capture using anionic polymer-coated magnetic beads (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Akikazu Sakudo
    • Takashi Onodera
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  • Published online on: April 10, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.962
  • Pages: 3-7
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Abstract

The recent incidence of emerging and re-emerging viruses is a serious health concern worldwide. The development of transportation systems, such as air travel, has increased the risk of a global pandemic caused by emerging viruses. Agents causing novel infections are often zoonotic, crossing from the natural host into the human population. Hence, comprehensive surveillance of virus-infected animals as well as humans is required. However, the number of virus particles in clinical and environmental samples is usually very low. Thus, a method to concentrate the virus is sometimes required in order to enable detection. We recently reported that magnetic beads coated with an anionic polymer, poly(methyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride) can be used to facilitate the rapid and sensitive detection of viruses. In this review, we describe recent developments for concentrating viruses using anionic magnetic beads.

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Sakudo A and Sakudo A: Virus capture using anionic polymer-coated magnetic beads (Review). Int J Mol Med 30: 3-7, 2012
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Sakudo, A., & Sakudo, A. (2012). Virus capture using anionic polymer-coated magnetic beads (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 30, 3-7. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.962
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Sakudo, A., Onodera, T."Virus capture using anionic polymer-coated magnetic beads (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 30.1 (2012): 3-7.
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Sakudo, A., Onodera, T."Virus capture using anionic polymer-coated magnetic beads (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 30, no. 1 (2012): 3-7. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.962