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Dang Z, Jiang Y, Su X, Wang Z, Wang Y, Sun Z, Zhao Z, Zhang C, Hong Y, Liu Z. Particle Counting Methods Based on Microfluidic Devices. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1722. [PMID: 37763885 PMCID: PMC10534595 DOI: 10.3390/mi14091722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Particle counting serves as a pivotal constituent in diverse analytical domains, encompassing a broad spectrum of entities, ranging from blood cells and bacteria to viruses, droplets, bubbles, wear debris, and magnetic beads. Recent epochs have witnessed remarkable progressions in microfluidic chip technology, culminating in the proliferation and maturation of microfluidic chip-based particle counting methodologies. This paper undertakes a taxonomical elucidation of microfluidic chip-based particle counters based on the physical parameters they detect. These particle counters are classified into three categories: optical-based counters, electrical-based particle counters, and other counters. Within each category, subcategories are established to consider structural differences. Each type of counter is described not only in terms of its working principle but also the methods employed to enhance sensitivity and throughput. Additionally, an analysis of future trends related to each counter type is provided.
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- Zenglin Dang
- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Electrical Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China;
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Transportation Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China;
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Z.D.); (Y.J.); (X.S.); (Y.W.); (Z.S.); (Z.Z.); (Y.H.)
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Microfluidic-based blood immunoassays. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 228:115313. [PMID: 36868029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Microfluidics enables the integration of whole protocols performed in a laboratory, including sample loading, reaction, extraction, and measurement steps on a single system, which offers significant advantages thanks to small-scale operation combined with precise fluid control. These include providing efficient transportation mechanisms and immobilization, reduced sample and reagent volumes, fast analysis and response times, lower power requirements, lower cost and disposability, improved portability and sensitivity, and greater integration and automation capability. Immunoassay is a specific bioanalytical method based on the interaction of antigens and antibodies, which is utilized to detect bacteria, viruses, proteins, and small molecules in several areas such as biopharmaceutical analysis, environmental analysis, food safety, and clinical diagnostics. Because of the advantages of both techniques, the combination of immunoassays and microfluidic technology is considered one of the most potential biosensor systems for blood samples. This review presents the current progress and important developments in microfluidic-based blood immunoassays. After providing several basic information about blood analysis, immunoassays, and microfluidics, the review points out in-depth information about microfluidic platforms, detection techniques, and commercial microfluidic blood immunoassay platforms. In conclusion, some thoughts and future perspectives are provided.
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Zhang L, Tan QG, Fan JQ, Sun C, Luo YT, Liang RP, Qiu JD. Microfluidics for chiral separation of biomolecules. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Microfluidics in smart packaging of foods. Food Res Int 2022; 161:111873. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pärnamets K, Pardy T, Koel A, Rang T, Scheler O, Le Moullec Y, Afrin F. Optical Detection Methods for High-Throughput Fluorescent Droplet Microflow Cytometry. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:mi12030345. [PMID: 33807031 PMCID: PMC8004903 DOI: 10.3390/mi12030345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High-throughput microflow cytometry has become a focal point of research in recent years. In particular, droplet microflow cytometry (DMFC) enables the analysis of cells reacting to different stimuli in chemical isolation due to each droplet acting as an isolated microreactor. Furthermore, at high flow rates, the droplets allow massive parallelization, further increasing the throughput of droplets. However, this novel methodology poses unique challenges related to commonly used fluorometry and fluorescent microscopy techniques. We review the optical sensor technology and light sources applicable to DMFC, as well as analyze the challenges and advantages of each option, primarily focusing on electronics. An analysis of low-cost and/or sufficiently compact systems that can be incorporated into portable devices is also presented.
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- Kaiser Pärnamets
- Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (A.K.); (T.R.); (Y.L.M.); (F.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (T.P.); (O.S.)
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- Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (A.K.); (T.R.); (Y.L.M.); (F.A.)
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- Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (A.K.); (T.R.); (Y.L.M.); (F.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (T.P.); (O.S.)
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- Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (A.K.); (T.R.); (Y.L.M.); (F.A.)
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- Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (A.K.); (T.R.); (Y.L.M.); (F.A.)
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Gao Y, Ryu J, Liu L, Choi S. A simple, inexpensive, and rapid method to assess antibiotic effectiveness against exoelectrogenic bacteria. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 168:112518. [PMID: 32862095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A sufficiently fast and simple antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is urgently required to guide effective antibiotic usages and to surveil the antimicrobial resistance rate. Here, we establish a rapid, quantitative, and high-throughput phenotypic AST by measuring electrons transferred from the interiors of microbial cells to external electrodes. Because the transferred electrons are based on microbial metabolic activities and are inversely proportional to the concentration of potential antibiotics, the changes in electrical outputs can be readily used as a transducing signal to efficiently monitor bacterial growth and antibiotic susceptibility. The sensing is performed by directly measuring the total energy, or all the accumulated microbial electricity, generated by microbial fuel cells (MFCs) arranged in a large-capacity disposable, paper-based testbed. A common Gram-negative pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild-type PAO1 and first-line antibiotic gentamicin (GEN) are used in our experiments. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values generated from our technique are validated by the gold standard broth microdilution (BMD). Our new approach provides quantitative, actionable MIC results within just 5 h because it measures electricity produced by bacterial metabolism instead of the days needed for growth-observation methods. Moreover, as the equipment needed is simple, common, and inexpensive, our test has immense potential to be adopted in the field or resource-limited hospitals and labs to provide insightful assessments for research and clinical practices.
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- Yang Gao
- Bioelectronics & Microsystems Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, 4400, Vestal Pkwy East, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Bioelectronics & Microsystems Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, 4400, Vestal Pkwy East, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Bioelectronics & Microsystems Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, 4400, Vestal Pkwy East, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Bioelectronics & Microsystems Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, 4400, Vestal Pkwy East, Binghamton, NY, USA.
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Jigar Panchal H, Kent NJ, Knox AJS, Harris LF. Microfluidics in Haemostasis: A Review. Molecules 2020; 25:E833. [PMID: 32075008 PMCID: PMC7070452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Haemostatic disorders are both complex and costly in relation to both their treatment and subsequent management. As leading causes of mortality worldwide, there is an ever-increasing drive to improve the diagnosis and prevention of haemostatic disorders. The field of microfluidic and Lab on a Chip (LOC) technologies is rapidly advancing and the important role of miniaturised diagnostics is becoming more evident in the healthcare system, with particular importance in near patient testing (NPT) and point of care (POC) settings. Microfluidic technologies present innovative solutions to diagnostic and clinical challenges which have the knock-on effect of improving health care and quality of life. In this review, both advanced microfluidic devices (R&D) and commercially available devices for the diagnosis and monitoring of haemostasis-related disorders and antithrombotic therapies, respectively, are discussed. Innovative design specifications, fabrication techniques, and modes of detection in addition to the materials used in developing micro-channels are reviewed in the context of application to the field of haemostasis.
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- Heta Jigar Panchal
- School of Biological and Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) - City Campus, Kevin Street, Dublin D08 NF82, Ireland; (H.J.P.); (A.J.S.K.)
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- engCORE, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Technology Carlow, Kilkenny Road, Carlow R93 V960, Ireland;
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- School of Biological and Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) - City Campus, Kevin Street, Dublin D08 NF82, Ireland; (H.J.P.); (A.J.S.K.)
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- School of Biological and Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) - City Campus, Kevin Street, Dublin D08 NF82, Ireland; (H.J.P.); (A.J.S.K.)
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Balbaied T, Moore E. Overview of Optical and Electrochemical Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Biosensors: Recent Approaches in Cells Culture Techniques. BIOSENSORS 2019; 9:E102. [PMID: 31450819 PMCID: PMC6784369 DOI: 10.3390/bios9030102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which catalyzes the dephosphorylation process of proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules, can be found in a variety of tissues (intestine, liver, bone, kidney, and placenta) of almost all living organisms. This enzyme has been extensively used as a biomarker in enzyme immunoassays and molecular biology. ALP is also one of the most commonly assayed enzymes in routine clinical practice. Due to its close relation to a variety of pathological processes, ALP's abnormal level is an important diagnostic biomarker of many human diseases, such as liver dysfunction, bone diseases, kidney acute injury, and cancer. Therefore, the development of convenient and reliable assay methods for monitoring ALP activity/level is extremely important and valuable, not only for clinical diagnoses but also in the area of biomedical research. This paper comprehensively reviews the strategies of optical and electrochemical detection of ALP and discusses the electrochemical techniques that have been addressed to make them suitable for ALP analysis in cell culture.
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- Thanih Balbaied
- University College Cork, Sensing & Separation Group, School of Chemistry and life Science Interface, Tyndall National Institute, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
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- University College Cork, Sensing & Separation Group, School of Chemistry and life Science Interface, Tyndall National Institute, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland.
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Liu Z, Lan X. Microfluidic radiobioassays: a radiometric detection tool for understanding cellular physiology and pharmacokinetics. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 19:2315-2339. [PMID: 31222194 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00159j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The investigation of molecular uptake and its kinetics in cells is valuable for understanding the cellular physiological status, the observation of drug interventions, and the development of imaging agents and pharmaceuticals. Microfluidic radiobioassays, or microfluidic radiometric bioassays, constitute a radiometric imaging-on-a-chip technology for the assay of biological samples using radiotracers. From 2006 to date, microfluidic radiobioassays have shown advantages in many applications, including radiotracer characterization, enzyme activity radiobioassays, fast drug evaluation, single-cell imaging, facilitation of dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, and cellular pharmacokinetics (PK)/pharmacodynamics (PD) studies. These advantages lie in the minimized and integrated detection scheme, allowing real-time tracking of dynamic uptake, high sensitivity radiotracer imaging, and quantitative interpretation of imaging results. In this review, the basics of radiotracers, various radiometric detection methods, and applications of microfluidic radiobioassays will be introduced and summarized, and the potential applications and future directions of microfluidic radiobioassays will be forecasted.
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- Zhen Liu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wuhan Union Hospital, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430022, China.
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Rivera KR, Yokus MA, Erb PD, Pozdin VA, Daniele M. Measuring and regulating oxygen levels in microphysiological systems: design, material, and sensor considerations. Analyst 2019; 144:3190-3215. [PMID: 30968094 PMCID: PMC6564678 DOI: 10.1039/c8an02201a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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As microfabrication techniques and tissue engineering methods improve, microphysiological systems (MPS) are being engineered that recapitulate complex physiological and pathophysiological states to supplement and challenge traditional animal models. Although MPS provide unique microenvironments that transcend common 2D cell culture, without proper regulation of oxygen content, MPS often fail to provide the biomimetic environment necessary to activate and investigate fundamental pathways of cellular metabolism and sub-cellular level. Oxygen exists in the human body in various concentrations and partial pressures; moreover, it fluctuates dramatically depending on fasting, exercise, and sleep patterns. Regulating oxygen content inside MPS necessitates a sensitive biological sensor to quantify oxygen content in real-time. Measuring oxygen in a microdevice is a non-trivial requirement for studies focused on understanding how oxygen impacts cellular processes, including angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. Quantifying oxygen inside a microdevice can be achieved via an array of technologies, with each method having benefits and limitations in terms of sensitivity, limits of detection, and invasiveness that must be considered and optimized. This article will review oxygen physiology in organ systems and offer comparisons of organ-specific MPS that do and do not consider oxygen microenvironments. Materials used in microphysiological models will also be analyzed in terms of their ability to control oxygen. Finally, oxygen sensor technologies are critically compared and evaluated for use in MPS.
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- Kristina R Rivera
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 911 Oval Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Geng Y, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Wang Y, Ouyang S, Zheng K, Ye W, Fan Y, Wang Z, Pan D. Multiplexing microelectrodes for dielectrophoretic manipulation and electrical impedance measurement of single particles and cells in a microfluidic device. Electrophoresis 2019; 40:1436-1445. [PMID: 30706494 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This work presents a microfluidic device, which was patterned with (i) microstructures for hydrodynamic capture of single particles and cells, and (ii) multiplexing microelectrodes for selective release via negative dielectrophoretic (nDEP) forces and electrical impedance measurements of immobilized samples. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed to investigate the fluidic profiles within the microchannels during the hydrodynamic capture of particles and evaluate the performance of single-cell immobilization. Results showed uniform distributions of velocities and pressure differences across all eight trapping sites. The hydrodynamic net force and the nDEP force acting on a 6 μm sphere were calculated in a 3D model. Polystyrene beads with difference diameters (6, 8, and 10 μm) and budding yeast cells were employed to verify multiple functions of the microfluidic device, including reliable capture and selective nDEP-release of particles or cells and sensitive electrical impedance measurements of immobilized samples. The size of immobilized beads and the number of captured yeast cells can be discriminated by analyzing impedance signals at 1 MHz. Results also demonstrated that yeast cells can be immobilized at single-cell resolution by combining the hydrodynamic capture with impedance measurements and nDEP-release of unwanted samples. Therefore, the microfluidic device integrated with multiplexing microelectrodes potentially offers a versatile, reliable, and precise platform for single-cell analysis.
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- Yangye Geng
- Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomass-Based Green Fuel and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomass-Based Green Fuel and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomass-Based Green Fuel and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomass-Based Green Fuel and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Cambridge-Suda Genomic Resource Center, Soochow University, Suzhou, P. R. China
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Faure M, Billon F, Le Potier I, Haghiri-Gosnet AM, Tribollet B, Pailleret A, Deslouis C, Gamby J. Improvement of electrochemical detection of transthyretin synthetic peptide and its amino acids on carbon electrodes: Glassy carbon versus amorphous carbon nitride a-CNx. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nasseri B, Soleimani N, Rabiee N, Kalbasi A, Karimi M, Hamblin MR. Point-of-care microfluidic devices for pathogen detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 117:112-128. [PMID: 29890393 PMCID: PMC6082696 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The rapid diagnosis of pathogens is crucial in the early stages of treatment of diseases where the choice of the correct drug can be critical. Although conventional cell culture-based techniques have been widely utilized in clinical applications, newly introduced optical-based, microfluidic chips are becoming attractive. The advantages of the novel methods compared to the conventional techniques comprise more rapid diagnosis, lower consumption of patient sample and valuable reagents, easy application, and high reproducibility in the detection of pathogens. The miniaturized channels used in microfluidic systems simulate interactions between cells and reagents in microchannel structures, and evaluate the interactions between biological moieties to enable diagnosis of microorganisms. The overarching goal of this review is to provide a summary of the development of microfluidic biochips and to comprehensively discuss different applications of microfluidic biochips in the detection of pathogens. New types of microfluidic systems and novel techniques for viral pathogen detection (e.g. HIV, HVB, ZIKV) are covered. Next generation techniques relying on high sensitivity, specificity, lower consumption of precious reagents, suggest that rapid generation of results can be achieved via optical based detection of bacterial cells. The introduction of smartphones to replace microscope based observation has substantially improved cell detection, and allows facile data processing and transfer for presentation purposes.
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- Behzad Nasseri
- Departments of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran; Chemical Engineering Deptartment and Bioengineeing Division, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Departments of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Jozanović M, Sakač N, Sak-Bosnar M, Carrilho E. A simple and reliable new microchip electrophoresis method for fast measurements of imidazole dipeptides in meat from different animal species. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:4359-4369. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1087-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rothbauer M, Zirath H, Ertl P. Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for cell-to-cell interaction studies. LAB ON A CHIP 2018; 18:249-270. [PMID: 29143053 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00815e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Microfluidic cell cultures are ideally positioned to become the next generation of in vitro diagnostic tools for biomedical research, where key biological processes such as cell signalling and dynamic cell-to-cell interactions can be reliably analysed under reproducible physiological cell culture conditions. In the last decade, a large number of microfluidic cell analysis systems have been developed for a variety of applications including drug target optimization, drug screening and toxicological testing. More recently, advanced in vitro microfluidic cell culture systems have emerged that are capable of replicating the complex three-dimensional architectures of tissues and organs and thus represent valid biological models for investigating the mechanism and function of human tissue structures, as well as studying the onset and progression of diseases such as cancer. In this review, we present the most important developments in single-cell, 2D and 3D microfluidic cell culture systems for studying cell-to-cell interactions published over the last 6 years, with a focus on cancer research and immunotherapy, vascular models and neuroscience. In addition, the current technological development of microdevices with more advanced physiological cell microenvironments that integrate multiple organ models, namely, the so-called body-, human- and multi-organ-on-a-chip, is reviewed.
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- Mario Rothbauer
- Vienna University of Technology, Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
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Understanding Mass Transport at Channel Microband Electrodes: Influence of Confined Space under Stagnant Conditions. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Proskurnin MA, Bendrysheva SN, Smirnova AP. Thermal lens spectrometry in electromigration methods of analysis. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934816050105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Marimuthu M, Kim S. Continuous oxygen supply in pump-less micro-bioreactor based on microfluidics. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-014-9101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bakhtina NA, Korvink JG. Microfluidic laboratories for C. elegans enhance fundamental studies in biology. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra43758b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Unal M, Alapan Y, Jia H, Varga AG, Angelino K, Aslan M, Sayin I, Han C, Jiang Y, Zhang Z, Gurkan UA. Micro and Nano-Scale Technologies for Cell Mechanics. Nanobiomedicine (Rij) 2014; 1:5. [PMID: 30023016 PMCID: PMC6029242 DOI: 10.5772/59379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cell mechanics is a multidisciplinary field that bridges cell biology, fundamental mechanics, and micro and nanotechnology, which synergize to help us better understand the intricacies and the complex nature of cells in their native environment. With recent advances in nanotechnology, microfabrication methods and micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), we are now well situated to tap into the complex micro world of cells. The field that brings biology and MEMS together is known as Biological MEMS (BioMEMS). BioMEMS take advantage of systematic design and fabrication methods to create platforms that allow us to study cells like never before. These new technologies have been rapidly advancing the study of cell mechanics. This review article provides a succinct overview of cell mechanics and comprehensively surveys micro and nano-scale technologies that have been specifically developed for and are relevant to the mechanics of cells. Here we focus on micro and nano-scale technologies, and their applications in biology and medicine, including imaging, single cell analysis, cancer cell mechanics, organ-on-a-chip systems, pathogen detection, implantable devices, neuroscience and neurophysiology. We also provide a perspective on the future directions and challenges of technologies that relate to the mechanics of cells.
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- Mustafa Unal
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Advanced Platform Technology Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, USA
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Hamon M, Hong JW. New tools and new biology: recent miniaturized systems for molecular and cellular biology. Mol Cells 2013; 36:485-506. [PMID: 24305843 PMCID: PMC3887968 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-0333-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent advances in applied physics and chemistry have led to the development of novel microfluidic systems. Microfluidic systems allow minute amounts of reagents to be processed using μm-scale channels and offer several advantages over conventional analytical devices for use in biological sciences: faster, more accurate and more reproducible analytical performance, reduced cell and reagent consumption, portability, and integration of functional components in a single chip. In this review, we introduce how microfluidics has been applied to biological sciences. We first present an overview of the fabrication of microfluidic systems and describe the distinct technologies available for biological research. We then present examples of microsystems used in biological sciences, focusing on applications in molecular and cellular biology.
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- Morgan Hamon
- Materials Research and Education Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849,
USA
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- Materials Research and Education Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849,
USA
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-741,
Korea
- Department of Bionano Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791,
Korea
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Honarparvar B, Govender T, Maguire GEM, Soliman MES, Kruger HG. Integrated Approach to Structure-Based Enzymatic Drug Design: Molecular Modeling, Spectroscopy, and Experimental Bioactivity. Chem Rev 2013; 114:493-537. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300314q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Bahareh Honarparvar
- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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Rushworth CM, Davies J, Cabral JT, Dolan PR, Smith JM, Vallance C. Cavity-enhanced optical methods for online microfluidic analysis. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yue J, Schouten JC, Nijhuis TA. Integration of Microreactors with Spectroscopic Detection for Online Reaction Monitoring and Catalyst Characterization. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie301258j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jun Yue
- Laboratory of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wu J, Zheng G, Lee LM. Optical imaging techniques in microfluidics and their applications. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3566-75. [PMID: 22878811 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40517b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Microfluidic devices have undergone rapid development in recent years and provide a lab-on-a-chip solution for many biomedical and chemical applications. Optical imaging techniques are essential in microfluidics for observing and extracting information from biological or chemical samples. Traditionally, imaging in microfluidics is achieved by bench-top conventional microscopes or other bulky imaging systems. More recently, many novel compact microscopic techniques have been developed to provide a low-cost and portable solution. In this review, we provide an overview of optical imaging techniques used in microfluidics followed with their applications. We first discuss bulky imaging systems including microscopes and interferometer-based techniques, then we focus on compact imaging systems that can be better integrated with microfluidic devices, including digital in-line holography and scanning-based imaging techniques. The applications in biomedicine or chemistry are also discussed along with the specific imaging techniques.
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- Jigang Wu
- Biophotonics Laboratory, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Torrents A, Mas J, Muñoz FX, del Campo FJ. Design of a microfluidic respirometer for semi-continuous amperometric short time biochemical oxygen demand (BODst) analysis. Biochem Eng J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Liu Y, Matharu Z, Howland MC, Revzin A, Simonian AL. Affinity and enzyme-based biosensors: recent advances and emerging applications in cell analysis and point-of-care testing. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 404:1181-96. [PMID: 22722742 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The applications of biosensors range from environmental testing and biowarfare agent detection to clinical testing and cell analysis. In recent years, biosensors have become increasingly prevalent in clinical testing and point-of-care testing. This is driven in part by the desire to decrease the cost of health care, to shift some of the analytical tests from centralized facilities to "frontline" physicians and nurses, and to obtain more precise information more quickly about the health status of a patient. This article gives an overview of recent advances in the field of biosensors, focusing on biosensors based on enzymes, aptamers, antibodies, and phages. In addition, this article attempts to describe efforts to apply these biosensors to clinical testing and cell analysis.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Ordeig O, Ortiz P, Muñoz-Berbel X, Demming S, Büttgenbach S, Fernández-Sánchez C, Llobera A. Dual Photonic-Electrochemical Lab on a Chip for Online Simultaneous Absorbance and Amperometric Measurements. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3546-53. [DOI: 10.1021/ac203106x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Olga Ordeig
- Instituto de Microelectrónica
de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus UAB,
08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica
de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus UAB,
08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica
de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus UAB,
08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Mikrotechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer
Straße 201, 38124 Braunschhweig, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrotechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer
Straße 201, 38124 Braunschhweig, Germany
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica
de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus UAB,
08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica
de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus UAB,
08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Berron BJ, May AM, Zheng Z, Balasubramaniam V, Bowman CN. Antigen-responsive, microfluidic valves for single use diagnostics. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:708-10. [PMID: 22218407 PMCID: PMC4030428 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc21101g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The growing need for medical diagnostics in resource limited settings is driving the development of simple, standalone immunoassay devices. A capillary flow device using polymerization based amplification is capable of blocking a microfluidic channel in response to target biomaterials, enabling multiple modes of detection that require little or no supplemental instrumentation.
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- Brad J. Berron
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, UCB 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Fax: 3034924341; Tel: 303 492 3247
- Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, UCB 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Fax: 3034924341; Tel: 303 492 3247
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, UCB 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Fax: 3034924341; Tel: 303 492 3247
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, UCB 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Fax: 3034924341; Tel: 303 492 3247
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Amatore C, Lemmer C, Perrodin P, Sella C, Thouin L. Theory and experiments of microelectrodes performing as concentration probes within microfluidic channels with high temporal resolution. Electrochem commun 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Amatore C, Lemmer C, Sella C, Thouin L. Channel Microband Chronoamperometry: From Transient to Steady-State Regimes. Anal Chem 2011; 83:4170-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac2004604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Christian Amatore
- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR CNRS-ENS-UPMC 8640 “Pasteur”, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR CNRS-ENS-UPMC 8640 “Pasteur”, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR CNRS-ENS-UPMC 8640 “Pasteur”, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR CNRS-ENS-UPMC 8640 “Pasteur”, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Gai H, Li Y, Yeung ES. Optical Detection Systems on Microfluidic Chips. MICROFLUIDICS 2011; 304:171-201. [DOI: 10.1007/128_2011_144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Richard N. Zare
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5080;
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- Polymer Research Institute and National Core Research Center for Systems Bio-Dynamics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Korea;
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Wu HW, Hsu RC, Lin CC, Hwang SM, Lee GB. An integrated microfluidic system for isolation, counting, and sorting of hematopoietic stem cells. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2010; 4:024112. [PMID: 20697577 PMCID: PMC2917870 DOI: 10.1063/1.3454767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This study reports an integrated microfluidic system capable of isolation, counting, and sorting of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from cord blood in an automatic format by utilizing a magnetic-bead-based immunoassay. Three functional modules, including cell isolation, cell counting, and cell sorting modules are integrated on a single chip by using microfluidic technology. The cell isolation module is comprised of a four-membrane-type micromixer for binding of target stem cells and magnetic beads, two pneumatic micropumps for sample transport, and an S-shaped channel for isolation of HSCs using a permanent magnet underneath. The counting and sorting of HSCs are performed by utilizing the cell counting and sorting modules. Experimental results show that a separation efficiency as high as 88% for HSCs from cord blood is achieved within 40 min for a sample volume of 100 mul. Therefore, the development of this integrated microfluidic system may be promising for various applications such as stem cell research and cell therapy.
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Gabriele S, Versaevel M, Preira P, Théodoly O. A simple microfluidic method to select, isolate, and manipulate single-cells in mechanical and biochemical assays. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:1459-67. [PMID: 20480111 DOI: 10.1039/c002257h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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This article describes a simple and low-tech microfluidic method for single-cell experimentation, which permits cell selection without stress, cell manipulation with fine control, and passive self-exclusion of all undesired super-micronic particles. The method requires only conventional soft lithography microfabrication techniques and is applicable to any microfluidic single-cell circuitry. The principle relies on a bypass plugged in parallel with a single-cell assay device and collecting 97% of the flow rate. Cell selection into the single cell device is performed by moving the cell of interest back and forth in the vicinity of the junction between the bypass and the analysis circuitry. Cell navigation is finely controlled by hydrostatic pressure via centimetre-scale actuation of external macroscopic reservoirs connected to the device. We provide successful examples of biomechanical and biochemical assays on living human leukocytes passing through 4 mum wide capillaries. The blebbing process dynamics are monitored by conventional 24 fps videomicroscopy and subcellular cytoskeleton organization is imaged by on-chip immunostaining.
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- Sylvain Gabriele
- Université de Mons, Laboratoire Interfaces & Fluides Complexes, Centre d'Innovation et de Recherche en Matériaux (CIRMAP), 20, Place du Parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgique
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Yang W, Woolley AT. Integrated Multi-process Microfluidic Systems for Automating Analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 15:198-209. [PMID: 20514343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Microfluidic technologies have been applied extensively in rapid sample analysis. Some current challenges for standard microfluidic systems are relatively high detection limits, and reduced resolving power and peak capacity compared to conventional approaches. The integration of multiple functions and components onto a single platform can overcome these separation and detection limitations of microfluidics. Multiplexed systems can greatly increase peak capacity in multidimensional separations and can increase sample throughput by analyzing many samples simultaneously. On-chip sample preparation, including labeling, preconcentration, cleanup and amplification, can all serve to speed up and automate processes in integrated microfluidic systems. This paper summarizes advances in integrated multi-process microfluidic systems for automated analysis, their benefits and areas for needed improvement.
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- Weichun Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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Kayani AA, Zhang C, Khoshmanesh K, Campbell JL, Mitchell A, Kalantar-zadeh K. Novel tuneable optical elements based on nanoparticle suspensions in microfluidics. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:1071-9. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Malic L, Brassard D, Veres T, Tabrizian M. Integration and detection of biochemical assays in digital microfluidic LOC devices. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:418-31. [PMID: 20126681 DOI: 10.1039/b917668c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The ambition of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems to achieve chip-level integration of a complete analytical process capable of performing a complex set of biomedical protocols is hindered by the absence of standard fluidic components able to be assembled. As a result, most microfluidic platforms built to date are highly specialized and designed to fulfill the requirements of a single particular application within a limited set of operations. Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) digital microfluidic technology has been recently introduced as a new methodology in the quest for LOC systems. Herein, unit volume droplets are manipulated along electrode arrays, allowing a microfluidic function to be reduced to a set of basic operations. The highly reprogrammable architecture of these systems can satisfy the needs of a diverse set of biochemical assays and ensure reconfigurability, flexibility and portability between different categories of applications and requirements. While important progress was made over past years in the fabrication, miniaturization and function programming of the basic EWOD fluidic operations, the success of this technology will in great part depend on the ability of researchers to couple or integrate digital microfluidics to detection approaches that can make the system competitive for LOC applications. The detection techniques should be able to circumvent the limitations of hydrophobic surfaces and exploit the advantages of the array format, high droplet transport speeds and rapid mixing schemes. This review provides an in-depth look at recent developments for the coupling and integration of detection techniques with digital microfluidic platforms for bio-chemical applications.
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- Lidija Malic
- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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Amatore C, Da Mota N, Lemmer C, Pebay C, Sella C, Thouin L. Theory and experiments of transport at channel microband electrodes under laminar flows. 2. Electrochemical regimes at double microband assemblies under steady state. Anal Chem 2009; 80:9483-90. [PMID: 19007242 DOI: 10.1021/ac801605v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The development of any particular analytical or preparative applications using electrochemical techniques in microfluidic devices requires integration of microelectrodes. This involves detailed predictions for optimizing the design of devices and selecting the best hydrodynamic conditions. For this purpose, we undertook a series of works aimed at a precise investigation of mass transport near electrodes with focus on analytical measurements. Part I of this series (Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 8502-8510) evaluated the common case of a single microband electrode embedded within a microchannel under laminar flow. The present work (Part 2) investigated the case of a pair of microband electrodes operating either in generator-generator or generator-collector modes. The influence of the confining effect and flow velocity on the amperometric responses was examined on the basis of numerical simulations under steady-state regime. Several situations were identified, each of them corresponding to specific interactions taking place between the electrodes. Related conditions were extracted to establish a zone diagram describing all the situations. These predictions were systematically validated by experimental measurements. The results show that amperometric detections within microchannels can be performed at dual electrodes with higher analytical performances than at single ones.
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- Christian Amatore
- Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR CNRS-ENS-UPMC 8640 Pasteur, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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Ávila M, Zougagh M, Escarpa A, Ríos Á. Fast single run of vanilla fingerprint markers on microfluidic-electrochemistry chip for confirmation of common frauds. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:3413-8. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Seo JH, Leow PL, Cho SH, Lim HW, Kim JY, Patel BA, Park JG, O'Hare D. Development of inlaid electrodes for whole column electrochemical detection in HPLC. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:2238-2244. [PMID: 19606303 DOI: 10.1039/b822045j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An electrochemical microfluidic device has been fabricated on PET (polyethylene terephthalate) substrate using an imprinting method. The imprinting transfers patterns from a stamp into a substrate mechanically. However, a blanket mould imprinting process has been introduced to embed the photolithographically produced gold metal electrode lines into the PET substrate resulting in an individually addressable array flush to better than 100 nm. The device formed one wall of a packed chromatography column. The array was electrochemically characterised using standard redox probes in both stagnant conditions and under flow. Both numerical modelling and experimental data show improved sensitivity under flow and a limiting current which scaled linearly with the cube root of the volume flow rate. A chromatographic separation of the bioanalytical significant neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) and its metabolite DOPAC was achieved and electrochemically detected at multiple locations within the column. The PET device was stable and robust to leaks to pressures well in excess of those required for chromatographic separations.
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- Jung-Ho Seo
- Micro Biochip Center, Hanyang University, Ansan, 426-791, Korea
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Mairhofer J, Roppert K, Ertl P. Microfluidic systems for pathogen sensing: a review. SENSORS 2009; 9:4804-23. [PMID: 22408555 PMCID: PMC3291940 DOI: 10.3390/s90604804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Revised: 06/04/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Rapid pathogen sensing remains a pressing issue today since conventional identification methodsare tedious, cost intensive and time consuming, typically requiring from 48 to 72 h. In turn, chip based technologies, such as microarrays and microfluidic biochips, offer real alternatives capable of filling this technological gap. In particular microfluidic biochips make the development of fast, sensitive and portable diagnostic tools possible, thus promising rapid and accurate detection of a variety of pathogens. This paper will provide a broad overview of the novel achievements in the field of pathogen sensing by focusing on methods and devices that compliment microfluidics.
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- Jürgen Mairhofer
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nano-System-Technologies, Austrian Research Centers GmbH – ARC, Donau-City-Street 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nano-System-Technologies, Austrian Research Centers GmbH – ARC, Donau-City-Street 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +43-(0)50550-4305; Fax: +43-(0)50550-4399
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Buckmaster R, Asphahani F, Thein M, Xu J, Zhang M. Detection of drug-induced cellular changes using confocal Raman spectroscopy on patterned single-cell biosensors. Analyst 2009; 134:1440-6. [PMID: 19562213 DOI: 10.1039/b900420c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report on a cell-based biosensor application that utilizes patterned single-cell arrays combined with confocal Raman spectroscopy to observe the time-dependent drug response of individual cells in real time. The patterned single-cell platform enables individual cells to be easily located and continuously addressable for Raman spectroscopy characterization of biochemical compositional changes in a non-destructive, quantitative manner so that discrete cellular behavior and cell-to-cell variations are preserved. In this study, human medulloblastoma (DAOY) cells were exposed to the common chemotherapeutic agent etoposide, and Raman spectra from patterned cells were recorded over 48 hours. It was found that 87.5% of the cells monitored exhibited a sharp decrease in DNA and protein associated peaks 48 hours after drug exposure, corresponding to cell death. The remaining 12.5% of the cells showed little to no reduction in key Raman biomarkers, indicating their drug resistance. Furthermore, the patterned cell population showed a very similar response to etoposide as confluent cell cultures, as confirmed by flow cytometry. Finally, patterned cells were assessed with TUNEL assay for apoptosis due to DNA fragmentation after etoposide exposure. The results agree well with those from the Raman spectroscopy analysis. This combined biosensor-Raman platform provides a quick, simple way to assess cell responses to chemical and biological agents with high throughput and can be potentially used for a wide variety of biomedical applications such as pharmaceutical drug discovery, toxin tests, and biothreat detection.
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- Ryan Buckmaster
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, 302L Roberts Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-2120, USA
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Kim M, Hwang DJ, Jeon H, Hiromatsu K, Grigoropoulos CP. Single cell detection using a glass-based optofluidic device fabricated by femtosecond laser pulses. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:311-8. [PMID: 19107290 DOI: 10.1039/b808366e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We demonstrate the fabrication of integrated three-dimensional microchannel and optical waveguide structures inside fused silica for the interrogation and processing of single cells. The microchannels are fabricated by scanning femtosecond laser pulses (523 nm) and subsequent selective wet etching process. Optical waveguides are additionally integrated with the fabricated microchannels by scanning the laser pulse train inside the glass specimen. Single red blood cells (RBC) in diluted human blood inside of the manufactured microchannel were detected by two optical schemes. The first involved sensing the intensity change of waveguide-delivered He-Ne laser light (632.8 nm) induced by the refractive index difference of a cell flowing in the channel. The other approach was via detection of fluorescence emission from dyed RBC excited by Ar laser light (488 nm) delivered by the optical waveguide. The proposed device was tested to detect 23 fluorescent particles per second by increasing the flow rate up to 0.5 microl min(-1). The optical cell detection experiments support potential implementation of a new generation of glass-based optofluidic biochip devices in various single cell treatment processes including laser based cell processing and sensing.
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- Moosung Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1740, USA
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Crevillén AG, Pumera M, González MC, Escarpa A. Towards lab-on-a-chip approaches in real analytical domains based on microfluidic chips/electrochemical multi-walled carbon nanotube platforms. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:346-353. [PMID: 19107295 DOI: 10.1039/b809963d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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"Lab-on-a-chip" approaches based on the novel marriage between an electrokinetic microfluidic platform and nanotechnology is proposed for analytical domains. Conceptually, the analytical challenges are linked with the analytical promises offered from the integration of lab-on-a-chip and nanotechnologies. The analytical suitability of the electrokinetic microfluidic platform with multi-walled carbon nanotubes as detectors is proposed based on its dual format/use as a flow and separation system, independently. Two relevant applications of high significance, determination of total isoflavones and fast detection of antioxidant profiles were chosen to demonstrate their analytical potential. For both analytical uses, the target challenges, the strategy proposed, the expected role of microfluidics and carbon nanotubes and future prospects are discussed and demonstrated. A good analytical performance of the proposed microfluidic platform in terms of reliability, versatility and fast analytical solutions is demonstrated.
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- Agustín G Crevillén
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid 28871, Spain
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Moreira NH, de Almeida ALDJ, Piazzeta MHDO, de Jesus DP, Deblire A, Gobbi AL, da Silva JAF. Fabrication of a multichannel PDMS/glass analytical microsystem with integrated electrodes for amperometric detection. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:115-121. [PMID: 19209343 DOI: 10.1039/b807409g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The fabrication process of novel multichannel microfluidic devices with integrated electrodes for amperometric detection is described. Soft-lithography, lift-off and O(2) plasma surface activation sealing techniques were employed for rapid prototyping of cost effective PDMS/glass microchips. The capabilities of the proposed microdevices were demonstrated by the electrooxidation of hydroquinone and N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP) on a Au working electrode at +800 mV and +700 mV, respectively, against a Au pseudo reference electrode, and of thiocyanate on a Cu working electrode at +700 mV against a Ag/AgCl (KCl saturated) reference electrode. Linear response over the range up to 1.0 mmol L(-1) for APAP and up to 4.0 mmol L(-1) for hydroquinone and thiocyanate were verified through calibration curves with correlation coefficients greater than 0.97 (minimum of five data points). The sensitivities for hydroquinone, thiocyanate, and APAP were 28, 19, and 78 microA mol(-1) L, respectively. Under the experimental conditions used, the estimated limits of detection were 0.21, 0.95, and 0.12 mmol L(-1) for hydroquinone, thiocyanate and APAP, respectively. The geometries of the devices were designed to allow fast calibration procedures and reliable results for in-field applications. Exerting a strong influence over the device performance, the sealing process was greatly enhanced by depositing auxiliary TiSiO(2) thin-films. The general performance of the system was verified by amperometric assays of N-acetyl-p-aminophenol standard solutions, and the influences exerted by the present fabrication methods regarding reproducibility and reliability are addressed. The proposed device was successfully applied in the determination of the concentration of APAP in two commercial formulations.
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- Ney Henrique Moreira
- Laboratory of Microfabrication, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Campinas, Brazil
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Bazylak G, Monge ME, Everaert J, Nagels LJ. Hydrophobicity-aided potentiometric detection of catecholamines, beta-agonists, and beta-blockers in a mixed-solvent capillary electrophoresis system. J Sep Sci 2009; 32:135-46. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yang W, Sun X, Pan T, Woolley AT. Affinity monolith preconcentrators for polymer microchip capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:3429-35. [PMID: 18702050 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Developments in biology are increasing demands for rapid, inexpensive, and sensitive biomolecular analysis. In this study, polymer microdevices with monolithic columns and electrophoretic channels were used for biological separations. Glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate monolithic columns were formed within poly(methyl methacrylate) microchannels by in situ photopolymerization. Flow experiments in these columns demonstrated retention and then elution of amino acids under conditions optimized for sample preconcentration. To enhance analyte selectivity, antibodies were immobilized on monoliths, and subsequent lysozyme treatment blocked nonspecific adsorption. The enrichment capability and selectivity of these affinity monoliths were evaluated by purifying fluorescently tagged amino acids from a mixture containing green fluorescent protein (GFP). Twenty-fold enrichment and 91% recovery were achieved for the labeled amino acids, with a >25 000-fold reduction in GFP concentration, as indicated by microchip electrophoresis analysis. These devices should provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective platform for trace analysis in complex biological samples.
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- Weichun Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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