Week 2: All About Those Antibodies

The aim of our research over the next few weeks is to produce a diagnostic tool that can successfully determine the presence of Rift Valley Fever by an observable colour change. To achieve this we would like to conjugate the antibody to the gold nanoparticles using a PEG-linker.

So far the biggest hurdle of our 8-week project has been trying to locate Rift Valley Fever (RVF) antibodies for a price within our £1,500 budget with a short enough shipping time. For example, some suppliers charge £268 for 100µg?! Therefore it is imperative for us to precisely calculate the amount of antibody we will need.

Thus to minimise the amount of RFV antibodies required, we have decided to use cheaper antibodies to practice our proof of concept and determine the amount of antibodies we shall need in the forthcoming weeks.

One comment for “Week 2: All About Those Antibodies

  1. Hi Velox Group,
    I was reading your blog and wonder will the proposed diagnostic tool be used to determine the presence of Rift Valley Fever in animals or in humans or both?

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