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Shebindu A, Kaveti D, Umutoni L, Kirk G, Burton MD, Jones CN. A programmable microfluidic platform to monitor calcium dynamics in microglia during inflammation. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2024; 10:106. [PMID: 39101003 PMCID: PMC11294448 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00733-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Neuroinflammation is characterized by the elevation of cytokines and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which in turn activates microglia. These immunoregulatory molecules typically form gradients in vivo, which significantly influence microglial behaviors such as increasing calcium signaling, migration, phagocytosis, and cytokine secretion. Quantifying microglial calcium signaling in the context of inflammation holds the potential for developing precise therapeutic strategies for neurological diseases. However, the current calcium imaging systems are technically challenging to operate, necessitate large volumes of expensive reagents and cells, and model immunoregulatory molecules as uniform concentrations, failing to accurately replicate the in vivo microenvironment. In this study, we introduce a novel calcium monitoring micro-total analysis system (CAM-μTAS) designed to quantify calcium dynamics in microglia (BV2 cells) within defined cytokine gradients. Leveraging programmable pneumatically actuated lifting gate microvalve arrays and a Quake valve, CAM-μTAS delivers cytokine gradients to microglia, mimicking neuroinflammation. Our device automates sample handling and cell culture, enabling rapid media changes in just 1.5 s, thus streamlining the experimental workflow. By analyzing BV2 calcium transient latency to peak, we demonstrate location-dependent microglial activation patterns based on cytokine and ATP gradients, offering insights contrasting those of non-gradient-based perfusion systems. By harnessing advancements in microsystem technology to quantify calcium dynamics, we can construct simplified human models of neurological disorders, unravel the intricate mechanisms of cell-cell signaling, and conduct robust evaluations of novel therapeutics.
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- Adam Shebindu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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Kavruk M, Babaie Z, Kibar G, Çetin B, Yeşilkaya H, Amrani Y, Dursun AD, Özalp VC. Aptamer decorated PDA@magnetic silica microparticles for bacteria purification. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:285. [PMID: 38652174 PMCID: PMC11039557 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06322-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
One significant constraint in the advancement of biosensors is the signal-to-noise ratio, which is adversely affected by the presence of interfering factors such as blood in the sample matrix. In the present investigation, a specific aptamer binding was chosen for its affinity, while exhibiting no binding affinity towards non-target bacterial cells. This selective binding property was leveraged to facilitate the production of magnetic microparticles decorated with aptamers. A novel assay was developed to effectively isolate S. pneumoniae from PBS or directly from blood samples using an aptamer with an affinity constant of 72.8 nM. The capture experiments demonstrated efficiencies up to 87% and 66% are achievable for isolating spiked S. pneumoniae in 1 mL PBS and blood samples, respectively.
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- Murat Kavruk
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Aydın University, İstanbul, 34295, Türkiye
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- Microfluidics & Lab-on-a-chip Research Group, İ.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Türkiye
- UNAM-National Nanotech, Research Center and Institute Materials Science & Nanotech, İ.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Türkiye
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- Microfluidics & Lab-on-a-chip Research Group, İ.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Türkiye
- UNAM-National Nanotech, Research Center and Institute Materials Science & Nanotech, İ.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Türkiye
- Micro Nano Particles (MNP) Research Group, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University, Adana, 01250, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Aydın University, İstanbul, 34295, Türkiye
- Microfluidics & Lab-on-a-chip Research Group, İ.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Türkiye
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- Department Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- Department Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Atilim University, Ankara, 06830, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Atilim University, Ankara, 06830, Türkiye.
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Ezenarro JJ, Mas J, Muñoz-Berbel X, Uria N. Advances in bacterial concentration methods and their integration in portable detection platforms: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1209:339079. [PMID: 35569858 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Early detection and identification of microbial contaminants is crucial in many sectors, including clinical diagnostics, food quality control and environmental monitoring. Biosensors have recently gained attention among other bacterial detection technologies due to their simplicity, rapid response, selectivity, and integration/miniaturization potential in portable microfluidic platforms. However, biosensors are limited to the analysis of small sample volumes, and pre-concentration steps are necessary to reach the low sensitivity levels of few bacteria per mL required in the analysis of real clinical, industrial or environmental samples. Many platforms already exist where bacterial detection and separation/accumulation systems are integrated in a single platform, but they have not been compiled and critically analysed. This review reports on most recent advances in bacterial concentration/detection platforms with emphasis on the concentration strategy. Systems based on five concentration strategies, i.e. centrifugation, filtration, magnetic separation, electric separation or acoustophoresis, are here presented and compared in terms of processed sample volume, concentration efficiency, concentration time, ability to work with different types of samples, and integration potential, among others. The critical evaluation presented in the review is envision to facilitate the development of future platforms for fast, sensitive and in situ bacterial detection in real sample.
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- Josune J Ezenarro
- Departament de Genètica I de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain; Waterologies S.L, C/ Dinamarca, 3 (nave 9), Polígono Industrial Les Comes, 08700, Igualada, Spain; Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Departament de Genètica I de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain; Arkyne Tehcnologies S.L (Bioo), Carrer de La Tecnologia, 17, 08840, Viladecans, Spain.
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Kim JH, Oh SW. Rapid and sensitive detection of E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium in iceberg lettuce and cabbage using filtration, DNA concentration, and qPCR without enrichment. Food Chem 2020; 327:127036. [PMID: 32446024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The outbreaks due to the low number of foodborne pathogens present in ready-to-eat products can be prevented by rapid and sensitive detection method. However, as a conventional detection method, it is impossible to monitor foodborne bacteria existing which is less than 50 cfu/25 g in a food. This study was designed to investigate the possibility of detecting 1 cfu in the short-term through filtration, DNA concentration, and qPCR. As a result of the filtration + DNA concentration method, the recovery concentrations of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium was not significantly different from initial inoculation (>7 cfu/25 g). In iceberg lettuce and cabbage, this method was able to detect 7 and 7 cfu/25 g of E. coli and 68 and 5 cfu/25 g of S. Typhimurium. We demonstrated the potential of the filtration + DNA concentration method as a shorter time alternative to conventional enrichment-based rapid detection in vegetables.
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- Jin-Hee Kim
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702, Republic of Korea.
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Yanagisawa N, Mahmud S, Dutta D. Absorbance Detection in Multireflection Microfluidic Channels Using a Commercial Microplate Reader System. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13050-13057. [PMID: 32854497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Absorbance detection is often prohibited in microfluidic channels due to the limited optical path length available in these systems. However, this optical distance may be significantly increased by guiding the probing light beam along the channel length via multiple reflections by patterned metallic surfaces. In this work, we demonstrate enhanced absorbance detection in glass microfluidic channels using a commercial microplate reader based on this principle, yielding detection limits comparable to that measured on standard microwell plates. This improvement in detectability was realized through careful optimization of the mirror lengths and locations combined with the appropriate design of a microchip holder to suitably position the microchannels in the microplate reader. Additionally, it was determined that the angle by which our device was tilted relative to the horizontal plane played an important role in this optimization. For an optimum choice of parameters accessible with our design, the sensitivity of our absorbance measurements in a 30 μm-deep channel was improved by as much as 52-fold, raising this quantity to about 84% of the corresponding value realized for 75 μL samples placed within 7 mm i.d. standard cylindrical microwells. Quantitative ELISAs employing the absorbance detection method were demonstrated on the noted multireflection microchip device for assessing West Nile viral IgM antibody levels in human serum samples yielding analyte detection limits comparable to that measured on standard microwell plates.
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- Naoki Yanagisawa
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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Xia L, Deb R, Dutta D. Electrokinetic stacking of particle zones in confined channels enabling their UV absorbance detection on microchips. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1135:83-90. [PMID: 33070862 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this article, we report a simple approach to stacking micro- and nanoparticle zones by electrokinetically migrating them through moderately confined channels of uniform cross-section. Experiments show the reported pre-concentration process to initiate at the tail end of the zone following its electrokinetic injection, with the stacked region migrating faster than the rest of the sample band. This effect causes the particles traveling in front to merge into the stacked region making it grow both in size and concentration. Because the stacked zone also gradually loses particles from its trailing edge, it eventually disintegrates upon running out of particles at its front end. Nevertheless, enhancements in peak height by over 100-fold were recorded using the reported approach for polystyrene beads with diameters comparable to the channel depth. This enhancement however, exhibited a temporal variation as the particle band migrated through the analysis column reaching a maximum value that depended on the particle diameter, particle concentration, channel depth, electric field strength, electroosmotic mobility, etc. Interestingly, the peak area recorded by the detector remained relatively constant during this particle migration period allowing reliable sample quantitation. Moreover, upon incubating antibody-coated particles against an antigen sample, the peak area for the particle zone was seen to scale linearly with the antigen concentration establishing the utility of the reported focusing phenomenon for chemical/biochemical analysis. The noted stacking technique was further applied to enabling UV absorbance detection of particle zones on microchips which then allowed us to determine the colloidal content in actual natural water samples. .
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- Ling Xia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA.
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Miller S, Weiss AA, Heineman WR, Banerjee RK. Electroosmotic flow driven microfluidic device for bacteria isolation using magnetic microbeads. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14228. [PMID: 31578397 PMCID: PMC6775156 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50713-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The presence of bacterial pathogens in water can lead to severe complications such as infection and food poisoning. This research proposes a point-of-care electroosmotic flow driven microfluidic device for rapid isolation and detection of E. coli in buffered solution (phosphate buffered saline solution). Fluorescent E. coli bound to magnetic microbeads were driven through the microfluidic device using both constant forward flow and periodic flow switching at concentrations ranging from 2 × 105 to 4 × 107 bacteria/mL. A calibration curve of fluorescent intensity as a function of bacteria concentration was created using both constant and switching flow, showing an increase in captured fluorescent pixel count as concentration increases. In addition, the use of the flow switching resulted in a significant increase in the capture efficiency of E. coli, with capture efficiencies up to 83% ± 8% as compared to the constant flow capture efficiencies (up to 39% ± 11%), with a sample size of 3 µL. These results demonstrate the improved performance associated with the use of the electroosmotic flow switching system in a point-of-care bacterial detection assay.
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- Samuel Miller
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 598 Rhodes Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry & Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, 2254 Medical Sciences Building, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, 120 Crosley Tower, PO Box 210172, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 593 Rhodes Hall, ML 0072, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA.
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Chylewska A, Ogryzek M, Makowski M. Modern Approach to Medical Diagnostics - the Use of Separation Techniques in Microorganisms Detection. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:121-165. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666171023164813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:Analytical chemistry and biotechnology as an interdisciplinary fields of science have been developed during many years and are experiencing significant growth, to cover a wide range of microorganisms separation techniques and methods, utilized for medical therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Currently scientific reports contribute by introducing electrophoretical and immunological methods and formation of devices applied in food protection (avoiding epidemiological diseases) and healthcare (safety ensuring in hospitals).Methods:Electrophoretic as well as nucleic-acid-based or specific immunological methods have contributed tremendously to the advance of analyses in recent three decades, particularly in relation to bacteria, viruses and fungi identifications, especially in medical in vitro diagnostics, as well as in environmental or food protection.Results:The paper presents the pathogen detection competitiveness of these methods against conventional ones, which are still too time consuming and also labor intensive. The review is presented in several parts following the current trends in improved pathogens separation and detection methods and their subsequent use in medical diagnosis.Discussion:Part one, consists of elemental knowledge about microorganisms as an introduction to their characterization: descriptions of divisions, sizes, membranes (cells) components. Second section includes the development, new technological and practical solution descriptions used in electrophoretical procedures during microbes analyses, with special attention paid to bio-samples analyses like blood, urine, lymph or wastewater. Third part covers biomolecular areas that have created a basis needed to identify the progress, limitations and challenges of nucleic-acid-based and immunological techniques discussed to emphasize the advantages of new separative techniques in selective fractionating of microorganisms.
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- Agnieszka Chylewska
- Laboratory of Intermolecular Interactions, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80- 308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Intermolecular Interactions, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80- 308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Intermolecular Interactions, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80- 308 Gdansk, Poland
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Miller SA, Heineman WR, Weiss AA, Banerjee RK. Analysis of Magnetic Microbead Capture With and Without Bacteria in a Microfluidic Device Under Different Flow Scenarios. J Med Device 2018. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4040563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Efficient detection of pathogens is essential for the development of a reliable point-of-care diagnostic device. Magnetophoretic separation, a technique used in microfluidic platforms, utilizes magnetic microbeads (mMBs) coated with specific antigens to bind and remove targeted biomolecules using an external magnetic field. In order to assure reliability and accuracy in the device, the efficient capture of these mMBs is extremely important. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of an electroosmotic flow (EOF) switching device on the capture efficiency (CE) of mMBs in a microfluidic device and demonstrate viability of bacteria capture. This analysis was performed at microbead concentrations of 2 × 106 beads/mL and 4 × 106 beads/mL, EOF voltages of 650 V and 750 V, and under constant flow and switching flow protocols. Images were taken using an inverted fluorescent microscope and the pixel count was analyzed to determine to fluorescent intensity. A capture zone was used to distinguish which beads were captured versus uncaptured. Under the steady-state flow protocol, CE was determined to range from 31% to 42%, while the switching flow protocol exhibited a CE of 71–85%. The relative percentage increase due to the utilization of the switching protocol was determined to be around two times the CE, with p < 0.05 for all cases. Initial testing using bacteria-bead complexes was also performed in which these complexes were captured under the constant flow protocol to create a calibration curve based on fluorescent pixel count. The calibration curve was linear on a log-log plot, with R2-value of 0.96. The significant increase in CE highlights the effectiveness of flow switching for magnetophoretic separation in microfluidic devices and prove its viability in bacterial analysis.
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- Samuel A. Miller
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 598 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221 e-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, 120 Crosley Tower, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, OH 45221 e-mail:
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry & Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, 2254 Medical Sciences Building, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267 e-mail:
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- Fellow ASME Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 593 Rhodes Hall, ML 0072, Cincinnati, OH 45221 e-mail:
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Maguire I, Fitzgerald J, Heery B, Nwankire C, O’Kennedy R, Ducrée J, Regan F. Novel Microfluidic Analytical Sensing Platform for the Simultaneous Detection of Three Algal Toxins in Water. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:6624-6634. [PMID: 30023955 PMCID: PMC6045346 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Globally, the need for "on-site" algal-toxin monitoring has become increasingly urgent due to the amplified demand for fresh-water and for safe, "toxin-free" shellfish and fish stocks. Herein, we describe the first reported, Lab-On-A-Disc (LOAD) based-platform developed to detect microcystin levels in situ, with initial detectability of saxitoxin and domoic acid also reported. Using recombinant antibody technology, the LOAD platform combines immunofluorescence with centrifugally driven microfluidic liquid handling to achieve a next-generation disposable device capable of multianalyte sampling. A low-complexity "LED-photodiode" based optical sensing system was tailor-made for the platform, which allows the fluorescence signal of the toxin-specific reaction to be quantified. This system can rapidly and accurately detect the presence of microcystin-LR, domoic acid, and saxitoxin in 30 min, with a minimum of less than 5 min end-user interaction for maximum reproducibility. This method provides a robust "point of need" diagnostic alternative to the current laborious and costly methods used for qualitative toxin monitoring.
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- Ivan Maguire
- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, DCU Water Institute, School of Biotechnology, School of Physical
Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Hügle M, Dame G, Behrmann O, Rietzel R, Karthe D, Hufert FT, Urban GA. A lab-on-a-chip for preconcentration of bacteria and nucleic acid extraction. RSC Adv 2018; 8:20124-20130. [PMID: 35541671 PMCID: PMC9080779 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02177e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To improve detection sensitivity, molecular diagnostics require preconcentration of low concentrated samples followed by rapid nucleic acid extraction. This is usually achieved by multiple centrifugation, lysis and purification steps, for instance, using chemical reagents, spin columns or magnetic beads. These require extensive infrastructure as well as time consuming manual handling steps and are thus not suitable for point of care testing (POCT). To overcome these challenges, we developed a microfluidic chip combining free-flow electrophoretic (FFE) preconcentration (1 ml down to 5 μl) and thermoelectric lysis of bacteria as well as purification of nucleic acids by gel-electrophoresis. The integration of these techniques in a single chip is unique and enables fast, easy and space-saving sample pretreatment without the need for laboratory facilities, making it ideal for the integration into small POCT devices. A preconcentration efficiency of nearly 100% and a lysis/gel-electrophoresis efficiency of about 65% were achieved for the detection of E. coli. The genetic material was analyzed by RT-qPCR targeting the superfolder Green Fluorescent Protein (sfGFP) transcripts to quantify mRNA recovery and qPCR to determine DNA background. A lab-on-a-chip combining free-flow electrophoretic preconcentration and thermoelectric lysis of bacteria as well as purification of nucleic acids by gel-electrophoresis.![]()
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- M. Hügle
- Laboratory for Sensors
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)
- University of Freiburg
- Freiburg
- Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Virology
- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane
- Neuruppin
- Germany
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- Laboratory for Sensors
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)
- University of Freiburg
- Freiburg
- Germany
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- Laboratory for Sensors
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)
- University of Freiburg
- Freiburg
- Germany
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- German-Mongolian Institute of Resources and Technology
- Mongolia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Virology
- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane
- Neuruppin
- Germany
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- Laboratory for Sensors
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)
- University of Freiburg
- Freiburg
- Germany
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A Novel Pathogen Capturing Device for Removal and Detection. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5552. [PMID: 28717239 PMCID: PMC5514083 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05854-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A simple technique that employs an antibody coated polydimethylsiloxane tube is used for effective capturing of bloodborne and foodborne pathogens. By recirculating the entire sample through the antibody coated tube, accumulation of target pathogens is achieved, thereby delivering a higher concentration of pathogens in a small volume. The described method can provide an effective and economical solution to microbiology techniques that rely on enrichment, thereby expediting diagnostics. Using this method 80.3 ± 5.6% of Staphylococcus aureus with a starting concentration of ~107 CFU/mL and 95.4 ± 1.0% of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with starting concentration of ~104 CFU/mL were removed from 5 mL blood in a few hours. This concept was extended to live rats with an induced bloodstream S. aureus infection. A reduction of two orders of magnitude in the bacterial load of the rats was observed within a few hours. The same technique was used to capture a food pathogen, Salmonella typhimurium, with starting concentrations as low as ~100 CFU, from 100 or 250 mL of culture broth within similar timeframes as above. The feasibility for food pathogen testing applications was additionally confirmed by capturing and detecting S. typhimurium in ground chicken and ground beef.
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Rapid Detection of Enterobacter Sakazakii in milk Powder using amino modified chitosan immunomagnetic beads. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 93:615-622. [PMID: 27616695 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chitosan immunomagnetic beads (CIBs) were first prepared through converting hydroxyl groups of natural polymer material-chitosan into amino groups using epichlorohydrin and ethylenediamine as modification agent and then coupling with polyclonal antibodies of Enterobacter sakazakii using glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent. The beads before coupling with antibodies were characterized by magnetic property measurement, FTIR, SEM and XRD technologies. In the assay a natural polysaccharide-chitosan, which has good biological and chemical properties such as non-toxicity, biocompatibility and high chemical reactivity was first used for synthesis of immunomagnetic beads. The detection method first established in this paper that combined the beads with chromogenic medium together to rapid detect E. sakazakii in milk powder could greatly improve the detection specificity and working efficiency. The beads exhibited a maximum capturing capacity of 1×106cfu/g with the detection sensitivity of 4cfu/g. The results demonstrate that the assay is a straightforward, specific and sensitive alternative for rapid detection of E.sakazakii in food matrix. The total analysis time was as little as about 25h, which greatly shorten the detection time. The method can provides new ideas not only to preparation technique of immunomagnetic beads but to imunne detection technique in food safety.
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Kim G, Lim J, Mo C. Applications of Microfluidics in the Agro-Food Sector: A Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.5307/jbe.2016.41.2.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Uddin R, Burger R, Donolato M, Fock J, Creagh M, Hansen MF, Boisen A. Lab-on-a-disc agglutination assay for protein detection by optomagnetic readout and optical imaging using nano- and micro-sized magnetic beads. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 85:351-357. [PMID: 27183287 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We present a biosensing platform for the detection of proteins based on agglutination of aptamer coated magnetic nano- or microbeads. The assay, from sample to answer, is integrated on an automated, low-cost microfluidic disc platform. This ensures fast and reliable results due to a minimum of manual steps involved. The detection of the target protein was achieved in two ways: (1) optomagnetic readout using magnetic nanobeads (MNBs); (2) optical imaging using magnetic microbeads (MMBs). The optomagnetic readout of agglutination is based on optical measurement of the dynamics of MNB aggregates whereas the imaging method is based on direct visualization and quantification of the average size of MMB aggregates. By enhancing magnetic particle agglutination via application of strong magnetic field pulses, we obtained identical limits of detection of 25pM with the same sample-to-answer time (15min 30s) using the two differently sized beads for the two detection methods. In both cases a sample volume of only 10µl is required. The demonstrated automation, low sample-to-answer time and portability of both detection instruments as well as integration of the assay on a low-cost disc are important steps for the implementation of these as portable tools in an out-of-lab setting.
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- Rokon Uddin
- Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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- BluSense Diagnostics, Fruebjergvej 3, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- BluSense Diagnostics, Fruebjergvej 3, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- BluSense Diagnostics, Fruebjergvej 3, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Granberg F, Karlsson OE, Leijon M, Liu L, Belák S. Molecular approaches to recognize relevant and emerging infectious diseases in animals. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1247:109-24. [PMID: 25399090 PMCID: PMC7123086 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Since the introduction of the first molecular tests, there has been a continuous effort to develop new and improved assays for rapid and efficient detection of infectious agents. This has been motivated by a need for improved sensitivity as well as results that can be easily communicated. The experiences and knowledge gained at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Collaborating Centre for Biotechnology-based Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Veterinary Medicine, Uppsala, Sweden, will here be used to provide an overview of the different molecular approaches that can be used to diagnose and identify relevant and emerging infectious diseases in animals.
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- Fredrik Granberg
- OIE Collaborating Centre for the Biotechnology-Based Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden,
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Preconcentration of diluted biochemical samples using microchannel with integrated nanoscale Nafion membrane. Biomed Microdevices 2015; 17:25. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-015-9940-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Das D, Al-Rjoub MF, Banerjee RK. Enhanced capture of magnetic microbeads using combination of reduced magnetic field strength and sequentially switched electroosmotic flow--a numerical study. J Biomech Eng 2015; 137:051008. [PMID: 25662030 DOI: 10.1115/1.4029748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Magnetophoretic immunoassay is a widely used technique in lab-on-chip systems for detection and isolation of target cells, pathogens, and biomolecules. In this method, target pathogens (antigens) bind to specific antibodies coated on magnetic microbeads (mMBs) which are then separated using an external magnetic field for further analysis. Better capture of mMB is important for improving the sensitivity and performance of magnetophoretic assay. The objective of this study was to develop a numerical model of magnetophoretic separation in electroosmotic flow (EOF) using magnetic field generated by a miniaturized magnet and to evaluate the capture efficiency (CE) of the mMBs. A finite-volume solver was used to compute the trajectory of mMBs under the coupled effects of EOF and external magnetic field. The effect of steady and time varying (switching) electric fields (150-450 V/cm) on the CE was studied under reduced magnetic field strength. During switching, the electric potential at the inlet and outlet of the microchannel was reversed or switched, causing reversal in flow direction. The CE was a function of the momentum of the mMB in EOF and the applied magnetic field strength. By switching the electric field, CE increased from 75% (for steady electric field) to 95% for lower electric fields (150-200 V/cm) and from 35% to 47.5% for higher electric fields (400-450 V/cm). The CE was lower at higher EOF electric fields because the momentum of the mMB overcame the external magnetic force. Switching allowed improved CE due to the reversal and decrease in EOF velocity and increase in mMB residence time under the reduced magnetic field strength. These improvements in CE, particularly at higher electric fields, made sequential switching of EOF an efficient separation technique of mMBs for use in high throughput magnetophoretic immunoassay devices. The reduced size of the magnet, along with the efficient mMB separation technique of switching can lead to the development of portable device for detection of target cells, pathogens, and biomolecules.
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Chang MS, Yoo JH, Woo DH, Chun MS. Efficient detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 using a reusable microfluidic chip embedded with antimicrobial peptide-labeled beads. Analyst 2015; 140:7997-8006. [DOI: 10.1039/c5an01307k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper presents efficient detection of pathogenic E. coli by applying a reusable microfluidic chip embedded with antimicrobial peptide-labeled beads.
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- Mi-Sook Chang
- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology
- Dept of Oral Anatomy
- School of Dentistry & Dental Research Institute
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 110-749
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- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology
- Dept of Oral Anatomy
- School of Dentistry & Dental Research Institute
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 110-749
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- Sensor System Research Center
- National Agenda Research Division
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Seoul 136-791
- Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center
- National Agenda Research Division
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Seoul 136-791
- Republic of Korea
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Cunha MV, Inácio J. Overview and challenges of molecular technologies in the veterinary microbiology laboratory. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1247:3-17. [PMID: 25399084 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial animals, either domestic or wild, humans, and plants all face similar health threats caused by infectious agents. Multifaceted anthropic pressure caused by an increasingly growing and resource-demanding human population has affected biodiversity at all scales, from the DNA molecule to the pathogen, to the ecosystem level, leading to species declines and extinctions and, also, to host-pathogen coevolution processes. Technological developments over the last century have also led to quantic jumps in laboratorial testing that have highly impacted animal health and welfare, ameliorated animal management and animal trade, safeguarded public health, and ultimately helped to "secure" biodiversity. In particular, the field of molecular diagnostics experienced tremendous technical progresses over the last two decades that significantly have contributed to our ability to study microbial pathogens in the clinical and research laboratories. This chapter highlights the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (or challenges) of molecular technologies in the framework of a veterinary microbiology laboratory, in view of the latest advances.
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- Mónica V Cunha
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), Rua General Morais Sarmento S/N, 1500-311, Lisbon, Portugal,
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Microfluidic platform towards point-of-care diagnostics in infectious diseases. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1377:13-26. [PMID: 25544727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Rapid and timely diagnosis of infectious diseases is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes and general public health. For the detection of various pathogens, microfluidics-based platforms offer many advantages, including speed, cost, portability, high throughput, and automation. This review provides an overview of the recent advances in microfluidic technologies for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for infectious diseases. The key aspects of such technologies for the development of a fully integrated POC platform are introduced, including sample preparation, on-chip nucleic acid analysis and immunoassay, and system integration/automation. The current challenges to practical implementation of this technology are discussed together with future perspectives.
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Li Y, Yan X, Feng X, Wang J, Du W, Wang Y, Chen P, Xiong L, Liu BF. Agarose-based microfluidic device for point-of-care concentration and detection of pathogen. Anal Chem 2014; 86:10653-9. [PMID: 25264815 DOI: 10.1021/ac5026623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Preconcentration of pathogens from patient samples represents a great challenge in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. Here, a low-cost, rapid, and portable agarose-based microfluidic device was developed to concentrate biological fluid from micro- to picoliter volume. The microfluidic concentrator consisted of a glass slide simply covered by an agarose layer with a binary tree-shaped microchannel, in which pathogens could be concentrated at the end of the microchannel due to the capillary effect and the strong water permeability of the agarose gel. The fluorescent Escherichia coli strain OP50 was used to demonstrate the capacity of the agarose-based device. Results showed that 90% recovery efficiency could be achieved with a million-fold volume reduction from 400 μL to 400 pL. For concentration of 1 × 10(3) cells mL(-1) bacteria, approximately ten million-fold enrichment in cell density was realized with volume reduction from 100 μL to 1.6 pL. Urine and blood plasma samples were further tested to validate the developed method. In conjugation with fluorescence immunoassay, we successfully applied the method to the concentration and detection of infectious Staphylococcus aureus in clinics. The agarose-based microfluidic concentrator provided an efficient approach for POC detection of pathogens.
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- Yiwei Li
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Kim G, Moon JH, Moh CY, Lim JG. A microfluidic nano-biosensor for the detection of pathogenic Salmonella. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 67:243-7. [PMID: 25172028 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Rapid detection of pathogenic Salmonella in food products is extremely important for protecting the public from salmonellosis. The objective of the present study was to explore the feasibility of using a microfluidic nano-biosensor to rapidly detect pathogenic Salmonella. Quantum dot nanoparticles were used to detect Salmonella cells. For selective detection of Salmonella, anti-Salmonella polyclonal antibodies were covalently immobilized onto the quantum dot surface. To separate and concentrate the cells from the sample, superparamagnetic particles and a microfluidic chip were used. A portable fluorometer was developed to measure the fluorescence signal from the quantum dot nanoparticles attached to Salmonella in the samples. The sensitivity for detection of pathogenic Salmonella was evaluated using serially diluted Salmonella Typhimurium in borate buffer and chicken extract. The fluorescence response of the nano-biosensor increased with increasing cell concentration. The detection limit of the sensor was 10(3) CFU/mL Salmonella in both borate buffer and food extract.
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- Giyoung Kim
- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Department of Agricultural Engineering, RDA, 150 Suin-Ro, Kweonseonku, Suwon 441-100, Republic of Korea.
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Department of Agricultural Engineering, RDA, 150 Suin-Ro, Kweonseonku, Suwon 441-100, Republic of Korea
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Department of Agricultural Engineering, RDA, 150 Suin-Ro, Kweonseonku, Suwon 441-100, Republic of Korea
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Department of Agricultural Engineering, RDA, 150 Suin-Ro, Kweonseonku, Suwon 441-100, Republic of Korea
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Ritzi-Lehnert M. Development of chip-compatible sample preparation for diagnosis of infectious diseases. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014; 12:189-206. [DOI: 10.1586/erm.11.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Yang X, Dou Y, Zhu S. Highly sensitive detection of superoxide dismutase based on an immunoassay with surface-enhanced fluorescence. Analyst 2013; 138:3246-52. [PMID: 23615635 DOI: 10.1039/c3an00471f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, a novel highly sensitive enhanced-fluorescence immunoassay for detection of superoxide dismutase (SOD) is established by combining surface-enhanced fluorescence (SEF) with immuno-magnetic separation. Based on a sandwich-type immunoassay, analytes in samples are first captured by magnetic beads coated with a monoclonal antibody and then "sandwiched" by another monoclonal antibody on silver nanoparticles labeled with fluorescein-labeled oligonucleotides in the presence of a magnet. Subsequently, the immune complex is enriched by exposure to a magnetic field. Lastly, the fluorescence intensity is measured according to the number of dissociated fluoresceins. The increased fluorescence intensity permits highly sensitive detection of SOD in a linear range of 10-8 × 10(5) pg mL(-1), with a detection limit of 4 pg mL(-1) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. Significantly, this method was validated for detection of SOD in human serum, human urine, and cosmetic samples. Moreover, the reliability and accuracy of results obtained by the enhanced-fluorescence method was confirmed by the analysis of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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- Xiaoming Yang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
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Integration of sample pretreatment, μPCR, and detection for a total genetic analysis microsystem. Mikrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-013-1128-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Lee SK, Kim DJ, Lee G, Kim GS, Kwak M, Fan R. Specific rare cell capture using micro-patterned silicon nanowire platform. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 54:181-8. [PMID: 24274988 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We report on the rapid and direct quantification of specific cell captures using a micro-patterned streptavidin (STR)-functionalized silicon nanowire (SiNW) platform, which was prepared by Ag-assisted wet chemical etching and a photo-lithography process. This platform operates by high-affinity cell capture rendered by the combination of antibody-epithelial cell surface-binding, biotin-streptavidin binding, and the topologically enhanced cell-substrate interaction on a 3-dimensional SiNWs array. In this work, we developed a micro-patterned nanowire platform, with which we were able to directly evaluate the performance enhancement due to nanotopography. An excellent capture efficiency of ~96.6±6.7%, which is the highest value achieved thus far for the targeting specific A549 cells on a selective area of patterned SiNWs, is demonstrated. Direct comparison between the nanowire region and the planar region on the same substrate indicates dramatically elevated cell-capture efficiency on nanotopological surface identical surface chemistry (<2% cell-capture efficiency). An excellent linear response was seen for quantifying captured A549 cells with respect to loaded cells. This study suggests that the micro-patterned STR-functionalized SiNWs platform provides additional advantage for detecting rare cells populations in a more quantitative and specific manner.
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- Sang-Kwon Lee
- Department of Physics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
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- Basic Research Laboratory (BRL), Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea
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- Basic Research Laboratory (BRL), Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA; Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Ren ZQ, Liu TC, Hou JY, Chen MJ, Chen ZH, Lin GF, Wu YS. A rapid and sensitive method based on magnetic beads for the detection of hepatitis B virus surface antigen in human serum. LUMINESCENCE 2013; 29:591-7. [PMID: 24136927 DOI: 10.1002/bio.2587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Current clinically assays, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and chemiluminescence immunoassay, for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are inferior in terms of either sensitivity and accuracy or rapid and high-throughput analysis. A novel assay based on magnetic beads and time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay was developed for the quantitative determination of HBsAg in human serum. HBsAg was captured using two types of anti-HBsAg monoclonal antibodies (B028, S015) immobilized on to magnetic beads and detected using europium-labeled anti-HBsAg polyclonal detection antibody. Finally, the assay yielded a high sensitivity (0.02 IU/mL) and a wide dynamic range (0.02-700 IU/mL) for HBsAg when performed under optimal conditions. Satisfactory accuracy, recovery and specificity were also demonstrated. The intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were 4.7-8.7% and 3.8-7.5%, respectively. The performance of this assay was further assessed against a well-established commercial chemiluminescence immunoassay kit with 399 clinical serum samples. It was revealed that the test results for the two methods were in good correlation (Y = 1.182X - 0.017, R = 0.989). In the current study, we demonstrated that this novel time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay could be used: as a highly sensitive, automated and high-throughput immunoassay for the diagnosis of acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection; for the screening of blood or organ donors; and for the surveillance of persons at risk of acquiring or transmitting hepatitis B virus.
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- Zhi-Qi Ren
- Institute of Antibody Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have raised much interest during the recent years due to their novel properties (superparamagnetism, high saturation field, blocking temperature, etc.) and potential applications in organic synthesis, biotechnology and finally in medicine. The medicinal applications include: controlled drug delivery systems (DDS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH), macromolecules and pathogens separation, cancer therapy and so on. In this paper we would like to present the newest literature reports concerning usage of MNPs in medicinal diagnostics such as: - magnetic separations of DNA (immobilization, isolation, diagnosis of genetic disorders and detection of exogenous substances in the organisms) - magnetic immobilization of proteins (applications in biotechnology, medicine, and catalysis) - magnetic separations of pathogens (i.e. isolation of bacteria, detection of various pathogens) - magnetic resonance imaging (imaging contrast agents, lymphangiography).
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Jensen EC, Stockton AM, Chiesl TN, Kim J, Bera A, Mathies RA. Digitally programmable microfluidic automaton for multiscale combinatorial mixing and sample processing. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:288-96. [PMID: 23172232 PMCID: PMC3568922 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40861a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A digitally programmable microfluidic Automaton consisting of a 2-dimensional array of pneumatically actuated microvalves is programmed to perform new multiscale mixing and sample processing operations. Large (μL-scale) volume processing operations are enabled by precise metering of multiple reagents within individual nL-scale valves followed by serial repetitive transfer to programmed locations in the array. A novel process exploiting new combining valve concepts is developed for continuous rapid and complete mixing of reagents in less than 800 ms. Mixing, transfer, storage, and rinsing operations are implemented combinatorially to achieve complex assay automation protocols. The practical utility of this technology is demonstrated by performing automated serial dilution for quantitative analysis as well as the first demonstration of on-chip fluorescent derivatization of biomarker targets (carboxylic acids) for microchip capillary electrophoresis on the Mars Organic Analyzer. A language is developed to describe how unit operations are combined to form a microfluidic program. Finally, this technology is used to develop a novel microfluidic 6-sample processor for combinatorial mixing of large sets (>2(6) unique combinations) of reagents. The digitally programmable microfluidic Automaton is a versatile programmable sample processor for a wide range of process volumes, for multiple samples, and for different types of analyses.
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- Erik C. Jensen
- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Campos CDM, da Silva JAF. Applications of autonomous microfluidic systems in environmental monitoring. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra41561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Choi JY, Kim YT, Byun JY, Ahn J, Chung S, Gweon DG, Kim MG, Seo TS. An integrated allele-specific polymerase chain reaction-microarray chip for multiplex single nucleotide polymorphism typing. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:5146-5154. [PMID: 23037501 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40878c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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An integrated allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (AS PCR) and microarray chip has been developed for multiplex single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing on a portable genetic analyzer instrumentation. We applied the integrated PCR-microarray system for on-site Hanwoo (Korean indigenous beef cattle) identification. Eleven sets of primers were designed, among which ten sets of primers targeted ten SNP loci to discriminate Hanwoo from the imported beef cattle and one primer set was used as a positive PCR control. The AS PCR for multiplex SNP typing was conducted on a glass-based microchip consisting of four layers: a microchannel plate for microfluidic control, a Pt-electrode plate for a resistance temperature detector (RTD), a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membrane and a manifold glass for micropump and microvalve function. The resultant AS PCR products were mixed with a hybridization buffer in a micromixer channel through the micropumping operation, and then the microarray assay was performed in the downstream process. Eleven duplicate probes were spotted in a glass slide, which was connected at the end of the micromixer channel unit. When the mixed solution was injected into the disposable microarray chip, pneumatically actuated micropumping was executed to speed up the hybridization process by inducing the convective flow. The fluorescence signals on each spot were monitored by a miniaturized fluorescence scanner, and the Hanwoo was verified by detecting the number of fluorescent spots with three or fewer among eleven. An integrated portable PCR-microarray genetic analysis microsystem was first demonstrated for rapid, accurate, and on-site multiplex SNP typing to differentiate animal species.
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- Jong Young Choi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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Park BH, Jung JH, Zhang H, Lee NY, Seo TS. A rotary microsystem for simple, rapid and automatic RNA purification. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3875-81. [PMID: 22864412 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40487g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate a novel rotary microsystem for simple, rapid and automatic influenza viral RNA purification. The microdevice consists of a silica sol-gel matrix for RNA capture, and three reservoirs for a RNA sample (R(S)), a washing solution (R(W)) and an elution buffer (R(E)) that were connected with different dimensional microfluidic channels (120 μm for R(S), 40 μm for R(W), and 20 μm for R(E)). The hydrophobic property of PDMS and the narrow microchannel served as a passive capillary microvalve, and the loading of the solutions were controlled by centrifugal force. 5 μL of a lysate sample of influenza A H1N1 virus, a washing solution and an elution buffer were injected in each designated reservoir, and the virus sample, the washing solution, and the elution buffer were sequentially loaded into the sol-gel chamber at 1600, 2000, and 2500 RPM, enabling the viral RNA to be captured in the sol-gel solid phase, purified, and eluted in 5 min. The RNA capture yield was measured as ~80%, and the H1 and M gene were successfully amplified from the recovered purified H1N1 viral RNA by reverse-transcriptase PCR. Such a novel rotary sample preparation system eliminates any complicated hardware and human intervention, and performs the RNA extraction with high speed and high fidelity.
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- Byung Hyun Park
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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Zhu T, Cheng R, Lee SA, Rajaraman E, Eiteman MA, Querec TD, Unger ER, Mao L. Continuous-flow Ferrohydrodynamic Sorting of Particles and Cells in Microfluidic Devices. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2012; 13:645-654. [PMID: 26430394 PMCID: PMC4587988 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A new sorting scheme based on ferrofluid hydrodynamics (ferrohydrodynamics) was used to separate mixtures of particles and live cells simultaneously. Two species of cells, including Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as fluorescent polystyrene microparticles were studied for their sorting throughput and efficiency. Ferrofluids are stable magnetic nanoparticles suspensions. Under external magnetic fields, magnetic buoyancy forces exerted on particles and cells lead to size-dependent deflections from their laminar flow paths and result in spatial separation. We report the design, modeling, fabrication and characterization of the sorting device. This scheme is simple, low-cost and label-free compared to other existing techniques.
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- Taotao Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Center for Molecular BioEngineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Center for Molecular BioEngineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Center for Molecular BioEngineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Foudeh AM, Fatanat Didar T, Veres T, Tabrizian M. Microfluidic designs and techniques using lab-on-a-chip devices for pathogen detection for point-of-care diagnostics. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3249-66. [PMID: 22859057 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40630f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Effective pathogen detection is an essential prerequisite for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Despite recent advances in biosensors, infectious diseases remain a major cause of illnesses and mortality throughout the world. For instance in developing countries, infectious diseases account for over half of the mortality rate. Pathogen detection platforms provide a fundamental tool in different fields including clinical diagnostics, pathology, drug discovery, clinical research, disease outbreaks, and food safety. Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices offer many advantages for pathogen detection such as miniaturization, small sample volume, portability, rapid detection time and point-of-care diagnosis. This review paper outlines recent microfluidic based devices and LOC design strategies for pathogen detection with the main focus on the integration of different techniques that led to the development of sample-to-result devices. Several examples of recently developed devices are presented along with respective advantages and limitations of each design. Progresses made in biomarkers, sample preparation, amplification and fluid handling techniques using microfluidic platforms are also covered and strategies for multiplexing and high-throughput analysis, as well as point-of-care diagnosis, are discussed.
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- Amir M Foudeh
- Biomedical Engineering Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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Hou JY, Liu TC, Lin GF, Li ZX, Zou LP, Li M, Wu YS. Development of an immunomagnetic bead-based time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay for rapid determination of levels of carcinoembryonic antigen in human serum. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 734:93-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Lee CJ, Jung JH, Seo TS. 3D Porous Sol–Gel Matrix Incorporated Microdevice for Effective Large Volume Cell Sample Pretreatment. Anal Chem 2012; 84:4928-34. [DOI: 10.1021/ac3005549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A high-flux isopore micro-fabricated membrane for effective concentration and recovering of waterborne pathogens. Biomed Microdevices 2012; 14:669-77. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-012-9647-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Podszun S, Vulto P, Heinz H, Hakenberg S, Hermann C, Hankemeier T, Urban GA. Enrichment of viable bacteria in a micro-volume by free-flow electrophoresis. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:451-7. [PMID: 22008897 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20575g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Macro- to micro-volume concentration of viable bacteria is performed in a microfluidic chip. The enrichment principle is based on free flow electrophoresis and is demonstrated for Gram positive bacteria. Bacteria from a suspension flow are trapped on a gel interface that separates the trapping location from integrated actuation electrodes in order to enable non-destructive trapping. The microfluidic chip contains integrated electrolytic gas expulsion structures and phaseguides for gel and liquid handling. Trapping efficiency is systematically optimized to reach 25 times the initial concentration from a theoretical maximum of 30. Finally, enrichment from analytically relevant concentrations down to 3 × 10(2) colony forming units per millilitre is demonstrated with a trapping efficiency of 80% which represents the most important parameter in enrichment.
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- Susann Podszun
- Laboratory for Sensors, Department for Microsystem Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Kim J, Kang M, Jensen EC, Mathies RA. Lifting gate polydimethylsiloxane microvalves and pumps for microfluidic control. Anal Chem 2012; 84:2067-71. [PMID: 22257104 DOI: 10.1021/ac202934x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We describe the development and characterization of pneumatically actuated "lifting gate" microvalves and pumps. A fluidic layer containing the gate structure and a pneumatic layer are fabricated by soft-lithography in PDMS and bonded permanently with an oxygen plasma treatment. The microvalve structures are then reversibly bonded to a featureless glass or plastic substrate to form hybrid glass-PDMS and plastic-PDMS microchannel structures. The break-through pressures of the microvalve increase linearly up to 65 kPa as the closing pressure increases. The pumping capability of these structures ranges from the nanoliter to microliter scale depending on the number of cycles and closing pressure employed. The micropump structures exhibit up to 86.2% pumping efficiency from flow rate measurements. The utility of these structures for integrated sample processing is demonstrated by performing an automated immunoassay. These lifting gate valve and pump structures enable facile integration of complex microfluidic control systems with a wide range of lab-on-a-chip substrates.
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- Jungkyu Kim
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Integrated microdevice of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction with colorimetric immunochromatographic detection for rapid gene expression analysis of influenza A H1N1 virus. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 33:88-94. [PMID: 22265877 PMCID: PMC7126693 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An integrated microdevice of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) reactor and an immunochromatographic strip was constructed for colorimetric detection of gene expression of influenza A virus subtype H1N1. An RT-PCR cocktail, which included Texas Red-labeled primers, dNTP including biotin-labeled dUTP, and RNA templates of influenza A H1N1 virus, was filled in the PCR chamber through the micropump, and the RT-PCR was performed to amplify the target H1 gene (102 bp). The resultant amplicons bearing biotin moieties and Texas Red haptens were subsequently eluted to the immunochromatographic strip, in which they were first conjugated with the gold nanoparticle labeled anti-hapten antibody in the conjugation pad, and then captured on the streptavidin coated test line through the biotin–streptavidin interaction. By observing a violet color in the test line which was derived from the gold nanoparticle, we confirmed the H1N1 target virus. The entire process on the integrated microdevice consisting of a micropump, a 2 μL PCR chamber, and an immunochromatographic strip was carried out on the portable genetic analyzer within 2.5 h, enabling on-site colorimetric pathogen identification with detection sensitivity of 14.1 pg RNA templates.
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Jokerst JC, Emory JM, Henry CS. Advances in microfluidics for environmental analysis. Analyst 2012; 137:24-34. [DOI: 10.1039/c1an15368d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Puchberger-Enengl D, Podszun S, Heinz H, Hermann C, Vulto P, Urban GA. Microfluidic concentration of bacteria by on-chip electrophoresis. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2011; 5:44111-4411110. [PMID: 22207893 PMCID: PMC3246011 DOI: 10.1063/1.3664691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In this contribution, we present a system for efficient preconcentration of pathogens without affecting their viability. Development of miniaturized molecular diagnostic kits requires concentration of the sample, molecule extraction, amplification, and detection. In consequence of low analyte concentrations in real-world samples, preconcentration is a critical step within this workflow. Bacteria and viruses exhibit a negative surface charge and thus can be electrophoretically captured from a continuous flow. The concept of phaseguides was applied to define gel membranes, which enable effective and reversible collection of the target species. E. coli of the strains XL1-blue and K12 were used to evaluate the performance of the device. By suppression of the electroosmotic flow both strains were captured with efficiencies of up to 99%. At a continuous flow of 15 μl/min concentration factors of 50.17 ± 2.23 and 47.36 ± 1.72 were achieved in less than 27 min for XL1-blue and K12, respectively. These results indicate that free flow electrophoresis enables efficient concentration of bacteria and the presented device can contribute to rapid analyses of swab-derived samples.
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Kasukurti A, Potcoava M, Desai S, Eggleton C, Marr DWM. Single-cell isolation using a DVD optical pickup. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:10377-86. [PMID: 21643294 PMCID: PMC3169297 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.010377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A low-cost single-cell isolation system incorporating a digital versatile disc burner (DVD RW) optical pickup has been developed. We show that these readily available modules have the required laser power and focusing optics to provide a steady Gaussian beam capable of optically trapping micron-sized colloids and red blood cells. Utility of the pickup is demonstrated through the non-destructive isolation of such particles in a laminar-flow based microfluidic device that captures and translates single microscale objects across streamlines into designated channel exits. In this, the integrated objective lens focusing coils are used to steer the optical trap across the channel, resulting in the isolation of colloids and red blood cells using a very inexpensive off-the-shelf optical component.
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- A. Kasukurti
- Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401,
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401,
USA
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- Laboratory for Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD 20892,
USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250,
USA
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401,
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Liu P, Li X, Greenspoon SA, Scherer JR, Mathies RA. Integrated DNA purification, PCR, sample cleanup, and capillary electrophoresis microchip for forensic human identification. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:1041-8. [PMID: 21293830 DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00533a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A fully integrated microdevice and process for forensic short tandem repeat (STR) analysis has been developed that includes sequence-specific DNA template purification, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), post-PCR cleanup and inline injection, and capillary electrophoresis (CE). Fragmented genomic DNA is hybridized with biotin-labeled capture oligos and pumped through a fluidized bed of magnetically immobilized streptavidin-coated beads in microchannels where the target DNA is bound to the beads. The bead-DNA conjugates are then transferred into a 250 nL PCR reactor for autosomal STR amplification using one biotin and one fluorescence-labeled primer. The resulting biotin-labeled PCR products are electrophoretically injected through a streptavidin-modified capture gel where they are captured to form a concentrated and purified injection plug. The thermally released sample plug is injected into a 14 cm long CE column for fragment separation and detection. The DNA template capture efficiency provided by the on-chip sequence-specific template purification is determined to be 5.4% using K562 standard DNA. This system can produce full 9-plex STR profiles from 2.5 ng input standard DNA and obtain STR profiles from oral swabs in about 3 hours. This fully integrated microsystem with sample-in-answer-out capability is a significant advance in the development of rapid, sensitive, and reliable micro-total analysis systems for on-site human identification.
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- Peng Liu
- UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Laczka O, Maesa JM, Godino N, del Campo J, Fougt-Hansen M, Kutter JP, Snakenborg D, Muñoz-Pascual FX, Baldrich E. Improved bacteria detection by coupling magneto-immunocapture and amperometry at flow-channel microband electrodes. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 26:3633-40. [PMID: 21392960 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This paper describes the first immunosensing system reported for the detection of bacteria combining immunomagnetic capture and amperometric detection in a one-step sandwich format, and in a microfluidic environment. Detection is based on the electrochemical monitoring of the activity of horseradish peroxidase (HRP), an enzyme label, through its catalysis of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) in the presence of the mediator hydroquinone (HQ). The enzymatic reaction takes place in an incubation micro-chamber where the magnetic particles (MPs) are confined, upstream from the working electrode. The enzyme product is then pumped along a microchannel, where it is amperometrically detected by a set of microelectrodes. This design avoids direct contact of the biocomponents with the electrode, which lowers the risk of electrode fouling. The whole assay can be completed in 1h. The experiments performed with Escherichia coli evidenced a linear response for concentrations ranging 10(2)-10(8) cell ml(-1), with a limit of detection of 55 cells ml(-1) in PBS, without pre-enrichment steps. Furthermore, 100 cells ml(-1) could be detected in milk, and with negligible interference by non-target bacteria such as Pseudomonas.
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- Olivier Laczka
- Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 - Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Welch ERF, Lin YY, Madison A, Fair RB. Picoliter DNA sequencing chemistry on an electrowetting-based digital microfluidic platform. Biotechnol J 2010; 6:165-76. [PMID: 21298802 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201000324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The results of investigations into performing DNA sequencing chemistry on a picoliter-scale electrowetting digital microfluidic platform are reported. Pyrosequencing utilizes pyrophosphate produced during nucleotide base addition to initiate a process ending with detection through a chemiluminescence reaction using firefly luciferase. The intensity of light produced during the reaction can be quantified to determine the number of bases added to the DNA strand. The logic-based control and discrete fluid droplets of a digital microfluidic device lend themselves well to the pyrosequencing process. Bead-bound DNA is magnetically held in a single location, and wash or reagent droplets added or split from it to circumvent product dilution. Here we discuss the dispensing, control, and magnetic manipulation of the paramagnetic beads used to hold target DNA. We also demonstrate and characterize the picoliter-scale reaction of luciferase with adenosine triphosphate to represent the detection steps of pyrosequencing and all necessary alterations for working on this scale.
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- Erin R Ferguson Welch
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Dharmasiri U, Witek MA, Adams AA, Osiri JK, Hupert ML, Bianchi TS, Roelke DL, Soper SA. Enrichment and detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from water samples using an antibody modified microfluidic chip. Anal Chem 2010; 82:2844-9. [PMID: 20218574 DOI: 10.1021/ac100323k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Low abundant (<100 cells mL(-1)) E. coli O157:H7 cells were isolated and enriched from environmental water samples using a microfluidic chip. The poly(methylmethacrylate), PMMA, chip contained 8 devices, each equipped with 16 curvilinear high aspect ratio channels that were covalently decorated with polyclonal anti-O157 antibodies (pAb) and could search for rare cells through a pAb mediated process. The chip could process independently 8 different samples or one sample using 8 different parallel inputs to increase volume processing throughput. After cell enrichment, cells were released and enumerated using benchtop real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting genes which effectively discriminated the O157:H7 serotype from other nonpathogenic bacteria. The recovery of target cells from water samples was determined to be approximately 72%, and the limit-of-detection was found to be 6 colony forming units (cfu) using the slt1 gene as a reporter. We subsequently performed analysis of lake and wastewater samples. The simplicity in manufacturing and ease of operation makes this device attractive for the selection of pathogenic species from a variety of water supplies suspected of containing bacterial pathogens at extremely low frequencies.
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- Udara Dharmasiri
- Center for Bio-Modular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, 8000 G.SRI Road, Bldg. 3100, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820-7403, USA
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Gijs MAM, Lacharme F, Lehmann U. Microfluidic applications of magnetic particles for biological analysis and catalysis. Chem Rev 2010; 110:1518-63. [PMID: 19961177 DOI: 10.1021/cr9001929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Martin A M Gijs
- Laboratory of Microsystems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne EPFL, Switzerland.
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Dharmasiri U, Witek MA, Adams AA, Soper SA. Microsystems for the capture of low-abundance cells. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2010; 3:409-31. [PMID: 20636049 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anchem.111808.073610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Efficient selection and enumeration of low-abundance biological cells are highly important in a variety of applications. For example, the clinical utility of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood is recognized as a viable biomarker for the management of various cancers, in which the clinically relevant number of CTCs per 7.5 ml of blood is two to five. Although there are several methods for isolating rare cells from a variety of heterogeneous samples, such as immunomagnetic-assisted cell sorting and fluorescence-activated cell sorting, they are fraught with challenges. Microsystem-based technologies are providing new opportunities for selecting and isolating rare cells from complex, heterogeneous samples. Such approaches involve reductions in target-cell loss, process automation, and minimization of contamination issues. In this review, we introduce different application areas requiring rare cell analysis, conventional techniques for their selection, and finally microsystem approaches for low-abundance-cell isolation and enumeration.
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- Udara Dharmasiri
- Departments of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA.
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