{"id":118729,"date":"2021-03-25T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//?p=118729"},"modified":"2021-06-14T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:20:40","slug":"new-ucf-nanotech-gives-boost-to-detection-of-cancer-and-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//new-ucf-nanotech-gives-boost-to-detection-of-cancer-and-disease/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729//","title":{"rendered":"New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early screening can mean the difference between life and death in a cancer and disease diagnosis. That/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/u2019s why University of Central Florida researchers are working to develop a new screening technique that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/u2019s more than 300 times as effective at detecting a biomarker for diseases like cancer than current methods./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/n

The technique, which was detailed recently in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, uses nanoparticles with nickel-rich cores and platinum-rich shells to increase the sensitivity of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/n

ELISA is a test that measures samples for biochemicals, such as antibodies and proteins, which can indicate the presence of cancer, HIV, pregnancy and more. When a biochemical is detected, the test generates a color output that can be used to quantify its concentration. The stronger the color is, the stronger the concentration. The tests must be sensitive to prevent false negatives that could delay treatment or interventions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/n

In the study, the researchers found that when the nanoparticles were used in place of the conventional enzyme used in an ELISA /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/u2014 peroxidase /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/u2014 that the test was 300 times more sensitive at detecting carcinoembryonic antigen, a biomarker sometimes used to detect colorectal cancers./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/118729/n