VIRUS CONCENTRATOR MATERIAL

• Main Authors: MATSUMURA YUTA, KUMAGAI AKIRA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 16.10.2023
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

To provide a virus concentrator material which can easily concentrate viruses to enhance detection sensitivity.SOLUTION: A virus concentrator material according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a cellulose membrane mainly composed of α-cellulose, and an antibody against a target virus immobilized on the cellulose membrane. The cellulose membrane has a pair of adsorption surfaces configured to allow the antibody to adsorb the target virus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】ウイルスを簡便に濃縮し、検出感度を高めることが可能なウイルス濃縮材等に関する。【解決手段】本発明の一形態に係るウイルス濃縮材は、α－セルロースを主成分とするセルロース膜と、前記セルロース膜に固定された、標的ウイルスに対する抗体と、を備える。前記セルロース膜は、前記抗体によって前記標的ウイルスをそれぞれ吸着可能に構成された一対の吸着面を有する。【選択図】図１