The Protein Man's Blog | A Discussion of Protein Research

This guide applies to many, but not all antibodies.  Always consult the product insert of the antibody for storage and handling instructions.

With more than one million cases in 208 countries and territories around the world, the scientific and medical communities are on a race against time to find a viable prevention and treatment plan for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated disease, COVID-19, which has already claimed tens of thousands of lives to date. This challenge has led them to focus on how the virus breaks into human cells.

How Does the Coronavirus Infect Target Cells?

Sputum Liquefaction: from viscous, heterogeneous mucus to equivalent, homogenous samples

Sputum processing has one main purpose; to render the viscous, heterogeneous specimen to a homogenous state (evenly distributed suspension). This homogenous suspension will be dispensed into multiple aliquots for cryopreservation, smear microscopy, gram stain, and culture. Each aliquot should be representative of the original specimen. This can be accomplished through the process of sputum liquefaction.