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. 2024 Jan;416(2):323-327.
doi: 10.1007/s00216-023-05052-4. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Whole blood PT/aPTT assay based on non-contact drop-of-sample acoustic tweezing spectroscopy

Nithya Kasireddy  1   2 , Daishen Luo  1 , Damir B Khismatullin  3   4
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Whole blood PT/aPTT assay based on non-contact drop-of-sample acoustic tweezing spectroscopy

Nithya Kasireddy et al. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Most coagulation tests are photo-optical turbidimetric assays that require the removal of cellular components from whole blood for optical clearing. If the resulting blood plasma samples are hemolyzed, they may become unsuitable for turbidimetric analysis. To resolve this issue, whole-blood analogs to plasma turbidimetric assays need to be developed. Using samples collected from non-smokers (normal group), smokers (thrombotic group), and hemophilia A (bleeding group) patients, we demonstrate that the reaction time assessed from whole blood viscosity data of the drop-of-blood acoustic tweezing spectroscopy (ATS) technique strongly correlates (Rp ≥ 0.95) with PT/aPTT values obtained from plasma turbidimetric data. Linear correlation (Rp ≥ 0.88) was also obtained between the viscous and elastic outputs of the ATS technique and the fibrinogen concentration. The integration of ATS data enabled the assessment of the functional level of fibrin cross-linkers such as factor XIII. Overall, ATS allows comprehensive sample-sparing analysis of whole blood coagulation for reliable and safe diagnosis of bleeding/thrombosis risks.

Keywords: Blood viscosity; Coagulation analysis; Factor XIII; Fibrinogen; Partial thromboplastin time; Prothrombin time; Whole blood.

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