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Advanced Technologies for Detection of Cryptosporidum parvum in Drinking water: capture and detection using Microfluidic devices and Imaging Flow Cytometer

Protecting drinking water supplies from pathogens such as Cryptosporidium parvum is a major concern for water treatment plants worldwide. The sensitivity and specificity of current detection methods are largely determined by the effectiveness of the concentration and separation methods used. In this study, disposable microfluidic micromixers were fabricated to effectively isolate Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts from water samples, while allowing direct observation of Oocysts captured in the device using high quality immunofluorescence microscopy. In parallel, quantitative analysis of the capture yield was carried out by analyzing the waste from the microfluidics outlet with an Imaging Flow Cytometer. At the optimal flow rate, capture efficiencies higher than 95% were achieved in spiked samples, suggesting that scaled microfluidic isolation and detection of Cryptosporidium parvum will provide a faster and more efficient detection method for Cryptosporidium compared to other available laboratory-scale technologies.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-210729
Date January 2017
CreatorsKarimi Molan, Safa
PublisherKTH, Mark- och vattenteknik
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
RelationTRITA-LWR Degree Project, 1651-064X ; 2017:06

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