Sertan Sukas

Dr. Sertan Sukas


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 December 2019 in Micromachines
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SSSertan Sukas
Sertan Sukas
BDBieke Van Dorst
Bieke Van Dorst
AKAgata Kryj
Agata Kryj
Ole LagatieOle Lagatie
Ole Lagatie
Wim De MalscheWim De Malsche
Wim De Malsche
LSLieven J. Stuyver
Lieven J. Stuyver
We present a lab-on-a-disk technology for fast identification and quantification of parasite eggs in stool. We introduce a separation and packing method of eggs contained in 1 g of stool, allowing for removal of commonly present solid particles, fat droplets and air bubbles. The separation is based on a combined gravitational and centrifugal flotation, with the eggs guided to a packed monolayer, enabling quantitation and identification of subtypes of the eggs present in a single field of view (FOV). The prototype was tested with stool samples from pigs and humans infected with intestinal parasites (soil-transmitted helminths eggs). The quality of the images created by this platform was appropriate for identification and quantification of egg types present in the sample.