Abstract: The invention provides a determination method for determining the presence of a target microorganism in a patient from a sample of said patient's stools, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following operations: obtaining a sample of liquid stools of said patient or a liquid sample obtained from stools of said patient, referred to as the liquid sample; pretreating the liquid sample with activated carbon; and using immunochromatography to detect in the resulting pretreated liquid sample the possible presence of at least one antigen of the target microorganism so as to come to a conclusion about the presence or the absence of the target microorganism in said patient. The invention also provides a device (1) for detecting an antigen of a target microorganism in the liquid sample (3) by immunochromatography, the device including a zone (20) for purification with activated carbon (21).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for performing an immunoassay, the device including a) a support, b) a porous matrix, fixed on the support, the matrix including (i) a liquid sample application area, (ii) a labeling area and (iii) at least one reaction area which includes a test results display area and a verification area, said liquid sample application area labeling area and reaction area being in fluid communication; the device including, at the verification area, at least a part of the porous matrix has pores with dimensions smaller than those of the labeled particles, such that at least a proportion of the labeled particles from the labeling area is stopped at said verification area forming a symbol which is visible or displayable for a user; and a method for manufacturing the device.

Abstract: A device for performing a test to determine the presence or the absence of at least one analyte in a liquid sample includes: a support and a matrix, fixed on the support. The matrix includes: a liquid sample application zone, a marking zone and at least one reaction zone. The one reaction zone includes: a test results display zone having at least a second immobilized binding partner which is able to bind to at least one analyte, and a monitoring zone downstream of the results display zone or parallel with the results display zone which allows monitoring of the correct functioning of the device and which includes at least one analogue of the at least one analyte which is able to bind to at least a first marked binding partner. The liquid sample application zone, marking zone and reaction zone are in fluid communication.

Abstract: The invention consists of developing an environmentally friendly new energy converter using light weight material. The energy converter shall be fully submersed in running undercurrents waters and have high overall efficiency ratio. The energy converter consists of, among other things, eliminating the in-line electric generator and substitute it with peripheral electro-magnetic coupling device, attached to the runner tip from inside and surrounding the energy converter housing from outside. The energy converter electric brushless circuits and winding must be totally sealed from water, using new sealing techniques and shall be also electrically isolated as well. The energy converter allows extracting energies from undercurrents with large frequency and voltage ranges.