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A review on continuous-flow microfluidic PCR in droplets: Advances, challenges and future. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 914:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Son JH, Hong S, Haack AJ, Gustafson L, Song M, Hoxha O, Lee LP. Rapid Optical Cavity PCR. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:167-74. [PMID: 26592501 PMCID: PMC7159328 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Recent outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases, such as Ebola and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, have motivated the research for accurate, rapid diagnostics that can be administered at the point of care. Nucleic acid biomarkers for these diseases can be amplified and quantified via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In order to solve the problems of conventional PCR--speed, uniform heating and cooling, and massive metal heating blocks--an innovative optofluidic cavity PCR method using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is accomplished. Using this device, 30 thermal cycles between 94 °C and 68 °C can be accomplished in 4 min for 1.3 μL (10 min for 10 μL). Simulation results show that temperature differences across the 750 μm thick cavity are less than 2 °C and 0.2 °C, respectively, at 94 °C and 68 °C. Nucleic acid concentrations as low as 10(-8) ng μL(-1) (2 DNA copies per μL) can be amplified with 40 PCR thermal cycles. This simple, ultrafast, precise, robust, and low-cost optofluidic cavity PCR is favorable for advanced molecular diagnostics and precision medicine. It is especially important for the development of lightweight, point-of-care devices for use in both developing and developed countries.
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- Jun Ho Son
- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Biophysics Graduate Program; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Bartsch MS, Edwards HS, Lee D, Moseley CE, Tew KE, Renzi RF, Van de Vreugde JL, Kim H, Knight DL, Sinha A, Branda SS, Patel KD. The rotary zone thermal cycler: a low-power system enabling automated rapid PCR. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118182. [PMID: 25826708 PMCID: PMC4380418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Advances in molecular biology, microfluidics, and laboratory automation continue to expand the accessibility and applicability of these methods beyond the confines of conventional, centralized laboratory facilities and into point of use roles in clinical, military, forensic, and field-deployed applications. As a result, there is a growing need to adapt the unit operations of molecular biology (e.g., aliquoting, centrifuging, mixing, and thermal cycling) to compact, portable, low-power, and automation-ready formats. Here we present one such adaptation, the rotary zone thermal cycler (RZTC), a novel wheel-based device capable of cycling up to four different fixed-temperature blocks into contact with a stationary 4-microliter capillary-bound sample to realize 1-3 second transitions with steady state heater power of less than 10 W. We demonstrate the utility of the RZTC for DNA amplification as part of a highly integrated rotary zone PCR (rzPCR) system that uses low-volume valves and syringe-based fluid handling to automate sample loading and unloading, thermal cycling, and between-run cleaning functionalities in a compact, modular form factor. In addition to characterizing the performance of the RZTC and the efficacy of different online cleaning protocols, we present preliminary results for rapid single-plex PCR, multiplex short tandem repeat (STR) amplification, and second strand cDNA synthesis.
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- Michael S. Bartsch
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States of America
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Golberg A, Yarmush ML, Konry T. Picoliter droplet microfluidic immunosorbent platform for point-of-care diagnostics of tetanus. Mikrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-013-0998-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The field of microfluidics has exploded in the past decade, particularly in the area of chemical and biochemical analysis systems. Borrowing technology from the solid-state electronics industry and the production of microprocessor chips, researchers working with glass, silicon, and polymer substrates have fabricated macroscale laboratory components in miniaturized formats. These devices pump nanoliter volumes of liquid through micrometer-scale channels and perform complex chemical reactions and separations. The detection of reaction products is typically done fluorescently with off-chip optical components, and the analysis time from start to finish can be significantly shorter than that of conventional techniques. In this review we describe these microfluidic analysis systems, from the original continuous flow systems relying on electroosmotic pumping for liquid motion to the large diversity of microarray chips currently in use to the newer droplet-based devices and segmented flow systems. Although not currently widespread, microfluidic systems have the potential to become ubiquitous.
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- Eric Livak-Dahl
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Diagnostic assays are an important part of health care, both in the clinic and in research laboratories. In addition to improving treatments and clinical outcomes, rapid and reliable diagnostics help track disease epidemiology, curb infectious outbreaks, and further the understanding of chronic illness. Disease markers such as antigens, RNA, and DNA are present at low concentrations in biological samples, such that the majority of diagnostic assays rely on an amplification reaction before detection is possible. Ideally, these amplification reactions would be sensitive, specific, inexpensive, rapid, integrated, and automated. Microfluidic technology currently in development offers many advantages over conventional benchtop reactions that help achieve these goals. The small reaction volumes and energy consumption make reactions cheaper and more efficient in a microfluidic reactor. Additionally, the channel architecture could be designed to perform multiple tests or experimental steps on one integrated, automated platform. This review explores the current research on microfluidic reactors designed to aid diagnostic applications, covering a broad spectrum of amplification techniques and designs.
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- Stephanie E McCalla
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Medical Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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