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Aihaiti A, Wang J, Zhang W, Shen M, Meng F, Li Z, Zhang Y, Ren M, Zhang M. Recent advances and trends in innovative biosensor-based devices for heavy metal ion detection in food. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2024; 23:e13358. [PMID: 38923121 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13358] [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: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Low-cost, reliable, and efficient biosensors are crucial in detecting residual heavy metal ions (HMIs) in food products. At present, based on distance-induced localized surface plasmon resonance of noble metal nanoparticles, enzyme-mimetic reaction of nanozymes, and chelation reaction of metal chelators, the constructed optical sensors have attracted wide attention in HMIs detection. Besides, based on the enrichment and signal amplification strategy of nanomaterials on HMIs and the construction of electrochemical aptamer sensing platforms, the developed electrochemical biosensors have overcome the plague of low sensitivity, poor selectivity, and the inability of multiplexed detection in the optical strategy. Moreover, along with an in-depth discussion of these different types of biosensors, a detailed overview of the design and application of innovative devices based on these sensing principles was provided, including microfluidic systems, hydrogel-based platforms, and test strip technologies. Finally, the challenges that hinder commercial application have also been mentioned. Overall, this review aims to establish a theoretical foundation for developing accurate and reliable sensing technologies and devices for HMIs, thereby promoting the widespread application of biosensors in the detection of HMIs in food.
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- Aihemaitijiang Aihaiti
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
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Aryal P, Hefner C, Martinez B, Henry CS. Microfluidics in environmental analysis: advancements, challenges, and future prospects for rapid and efficient monitoring. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:1175-1206. [PMID: 38165815 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00871a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Microfluidic devices have emerged as advantageous tools for detecting environmental contaminants due to their portability, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and rapid response capabilities. These devices have wide-ranging applications in environmental monitoring of air, water, and soil matrices, and have also been applied to agricultural monitoring. Although several previous reviews have explored microfluidic devices' utility, this paper presents an up-to-date account of the latest advancements in this field for environmental monitoring, looking back at the past five years. In this review, we discuss devices for prominent contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, nutrients, microorganisms, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), etc. We cover numerous detection methods (electrochemical, colorimetric, fluorescent, etc.) and critically assess the current state of microfluidic devices for environmental monitoring, highlighting both their successes and limitations. Moreover, we propose potential strategies to mitigate these limitations and offer valuable insights into future research and development directions.
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- Prakash Aryal
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Filippidou MK, Chatzandroulis S. Microfluidic Devices for Heavy Metal Ions Detection: A Review. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1520. [PMID: 37630055 PMCID: PMC10456312 DOI: 10.3390/mi14081520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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The contamination of air, water and soil by heavy metal ions is one of the most serious problems plaguing the environment. These metal ions are characterized by a low biodegradability and high chemical stability and can affect humans and animals, causing severe diseases. In addition to the typical analysis methods, i.e., liquid chromatography (LC) or spectrometric methods (i.e., atomic absorption spectroscopy, AAS), there is a need for the development of inexpensive, easy-to-use, sensitive and portable devices for the detection of heavy metal ions at the point of interest. To this direction, microfluidic and lab-on-chip (LOC) devices fabricated with novel materials and scalable microfabrication methods have been proposed as a promising approach to realize such systems. This review focuses on the recent advances of such devices used for the detection of the most important toxic metal ions, namely, lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) ions. Particular emphasis is given to the materials, the fabrication methods and the detection methods proposed for the realization of such devices in order to provide a complete overview of the existing technology advances as well as the limitations and the challenges that should be addressed in order to improve the commercial uptake of microfluidic and LOC devices in environmental monitoring applications.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR “Demokritos”, 15341 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece;
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Sun H, Xie W, Mo J, Huang Y, Dong H. Deep learning with microfluidics for on-chip droplet generation, control, and analysis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1208648. [PMID: 37351472 PMCID: PMC10282949 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1208648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Droplet microfluidics has gained widespread attention in recent years due to its advantages of high throughput, high integration, high sensitivity and low power consumption in droplet-based micro-reaction. Meanwhile, with the rapid development of computer technology over the past decade, deep learning architectures have been able to process vast amounts of data from various research fields. Nowadays, interdisciplinarity plays an increasingly important role in modern research, and deep learning has contributed greatly to the advancement of many professions. Consequently, intelligent microfluidics has emerged as the times require, and possesses broad prospects in the development of automated and intelligent devices for integrating the merits of microfluidic technology and artificial intelligence. In this article, we provide a general review of the evolution of intelligent microfluidics and some applications related to deep learning, mainly in droplet generation, control, and analysis. We also present the challenges and emerging opportunities in this field.
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- Hao Sun
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Equipment Manufacturing, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Equipment Manufacturing, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Equipment Manufacturing, Fuzhou, China
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- Centre for Experimental Research in Clinical Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Equipment Manufacturing, Fuzhou, China
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Wu X, Tang D, He Q, Liu L, Jia Z, Tan Y. Research progress of electrode shapes in EWOD-based digital microfluidics. RSC Adv 2023; 13:16815-16827. [PMID: 37283873 PMCID: PMC10240258 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01817b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Digital microfluidics (DMF) is an innovative technology used for precise manipulation of liquid droplets. This technology has garnered significant attention in both industrial applications and scientific research due to its unique advantages. Among the key components of DMF, the driving electrode plays a role in facilitating droplet generation, transportation, splitting, merging, and mixing. This comprehensive review aims to present an in-depth understanding of the working principle of DMF particularly focusing on the Electrowetting On Dielectric (EWOD) method. Furthermore, it examines the impact of driving electrodes with varying geometries on droplet manipulation. By analyzing and comparing their characteristics, this review offers valuable insights and a fresh perspective on the design and application of driving electrodes in DMF based on the EWOD approach. Lastly, an assessment of the development trend and potential applications of DMF concludes the review, providing an outlook for future prospects in the field.
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- Xingyue Wu
- School of Electrical Engineering, Ultra-fast/Micro-nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, University of South China Hengyang 421001 China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Ultra-fast/Micro-nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, University of South China Hengyang 421001 China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Ultra-fast/Micro-nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, University of South China Hengyang 421001 China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Ultra-fast/Micro-nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, University of South China Hengyang 421001 China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Ultra-fast/Micro-nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, University of South China Hengyang 421001 China
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Yang B, Shi L, Tang Q, Liu W, Li B, Yang C, Jin Y. Automated study on kinetics and biosensing of glow-type luminescence reaction via digital microfluidics-chemiluminescence. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:785-792. [PMID: 36723360 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc01153k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Automated manipulation of discrete droplets by digital microfluidics (DMF) combined with chemiluminescence (CL) is promising to achieve automated and sensitive biosensing and bioanalysis. Herein, a DMF-CL device was built to automatically study CL kinetics and biosensing of a glow-type CL reaction. Copper-cysteine nanoparticles (Cu/CysNP) were synthesized as a new CL catalyst to extend the CL reaction of luminol-H2O2 to more than 10 min. The automated manipulation of droplets reduced reagent costs and manual errors, leading to real-time, automated, and reliable study of CL kinetics. The CL kinetics curve collected by the DMF-CL integration device is in accordance with that of a commercial CL analyser. The long-lasting luminescence ensured automated, sensitive, and reliable detection of H2O2 as a direct or indirect analyte of the cascade catalytic reaction. Moreover, an innovative asymmetrical splitting method is proposed to quickly and precisely generate daughter droplets to ensure uniformity of the droplets and good repeatability of the DMF-CL measurements. Therefore, the DMF-CL analysis holds great potential for achieving online and automatic analysis and biosensing.
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- Bing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Tong Z, Shen C, Li Q, Yin H, Mao H. Combining sensors and actuators with electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD): advanced digital microfluidic systems for biomedical applications. Analyst 2023; 148:1399-1421. [PMID: 36752059 DOI: 10.1039/d2an01707e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The concept of digital microfluidics (DMF) enables highly flexible and precise droplet manipulation at a picoliter scale, making DMF a promising approach to realize integrated, miniaturized "lab-on-a-chip" (LOC) systems for research and clinical purposes. Owing to its simplicity and effectiveness, electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) is one of the most commonly studied and applied effects to implement DMF. However, complex biomedical assays usually require more sophisticated sample handling and detection capabilities than basic EWOD manipulation. Alternatively, combined systems integrating EWOD actuators and other fluidic handling techniques are essential for bringing DMF into practical use. In this paper, we briefly review the main approaches for the integration/combination of EWOD with other microfluidic manipulation methods or additional external fields for specified biomedical applications. The form of integration ranges from independently operating sub-systems to fully coupled hybrid actuators. The corresponding biomedical applications of these works are also summarized to illustrate the significance of these innovative combination attempts.
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- Zhaoduo Tong
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
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Li Z, Liu H, Wang D, Zhang M, Yang Y, Ren TL. Recent advances in microfluidic sensors for nutrients detection in water. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Liu L, Bi M, Wang Y, Liu J, Jiang X, Xu Z, Zhang X. Artificial intelligence-powered microfluidics for nanomedicine and materials synthesis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:19352-19366. [PMID: 34812823 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06195j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology with great potential, and its robust calculation and analysis capabilities are unmatched by traditional calculation tools. With the promotion of deep learning and open-source platforms, the threshold of AI has also become lower. Combining artificial intelligence with traditional fields to create new fields of high research and application value has become a trend. AI has been involved in many disciplines, such as medicine, materials, energy, and economics. The development of AI requires the support of many kinds of data, and microfluidic systems can often mine object data on a large scale to support AI. Due to the excellent synergy between the two technologies, excellent research results have emerged in many fields. In this review, we briefly review AI and microfluidics and introduce some applications of their combination, mainly in nanomedicine and material synthesis. Finally, we discuss the development trend of the combination of the two technologies.
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- Linbo Liu
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Institute of Process Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Institute of Process Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou university, Fuzhou 350108, P.R. China
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- Institute of Process Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Saez J, Catalan-Carrio R, Owens RM, Basabe-Desmonts L, Benito-Lopez F. Microfluidics and materials for smart water monitoring: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1186:338392. [PMID: 34756264 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Water quality monitoring of drinking, waste, fresh and seawaters is of great importance to ensure safety and wellbeing for humans, fauna and flora. Researchers are developing robust water monitoring microfluidic devices but, the delivery of a cost-effective, commercially available platform has not yet been achieved. Conventional water monitoring is mainly based on laboratory instruments or sophisticated and expensive handheld probes for on-site analysis, both requiring trained personnel and being time-consuming. As an alternative, microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool with the capacity to replace conventional analytical systems. Nevertheless, microfluidic devices largely use conventional pumps and valves for operation and electronics for sensing, that increment the dimensions and cost of the final platforms, reducing their commercialization perspectives. In this review, we critically analyze the characteristics of conventional microfluidic devices for water monitoring, focusing on different water sources (drinking, waste, fresh and seawaters), and their application in commercial products. Moreover, we introduce the revolutionary concept of using functional materials such as hydrogels, poly(ionic liquid) hydrogels and ionogels as alternatives to conventional fluidic handling and sensing tools, for water monitoring in microfluidic devices.
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- Janire Saez
- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, BIOMICs Microfluidics Group, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, BIOMICs Microfluidics Group, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Basque Foundation for Science, IKERBASQUE, Spain; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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Yu Y, Huang X, Yin H, Feng Y, Xuan H, He H. Excited state intramolecular proton transfer mechanism of a benzothiazole derivative fluorescent probe: Spontaneous ESIPT process. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zheng G, Gao Q, Jiang Y, Lu L, Li J, Zhang X, Zhao H, Fan P, Cui Y, Gu F, Wang Y. Instrumentation-Compact Digital Microfluidic Reaction Interface-Extended Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Sample-to-Answer Testing of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9728-9736. [PMID: 34228918 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus is usually spread via consumption of contaminated seafood and causes vibriosis. By combination of digital microfluidic (DMF) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), we provided an automated instrumentation-compact DMF-LAMP device for sample-to-answer detection of V. parahaemolyticus. For the first time, how much the proper mixing might facilitate the DMF-LAMP process is explored. The results illustrated that increasing the number of flow configurations and decreasing the fluid-reversibility will extend the interfacial surface available for diffusion-based mass transfer within a droplet microreactor, thus contributing to the overall amplification reaction rate. Noticeably, the DMF-LAMP amplification plateau time is shortened by proper mixing, from 60 min in static mixing and traditional bulk LAMP to 30 min in 2-electrode mixing and 15 min in 3-electrode mixing. The device achieved much higher detection sensitivity (two copies per reaction) than previously reported devices. V. parahaemolyticus from spiked shrimps is detected by Q-tip sampling associated with 3-electrode mixing DMF-LAMPs. The detectable signal occurs within only 3 min at a higher concentration and, at most, is delayed to 18 min, with a detection limit of <0.23 × 103 CFU/g. Thus, the developed DMF-LAMP device demonstrates potential for being used as a sample-to-answer system with a quick analysis time, high sensitivity, and sample-to-answer format.
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- Guoxia Zheng
- Medical school, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China.,Chemical and Environmental Engineering Institute, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Medical school, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Medical school, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Jiangsu Celyee Cell Technology, Research Institute Co., Nanjing 210000, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Institute, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Medical school, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Institute, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Institute, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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- Medical school, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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Heavy metal pollution of water has become a global issue and is especially problematic in some developing countries. Heavy metals are toxic to living organisms, even at very low concentrations. Therefore, effective and reliable heavy metal detection in environmental water is very important. Current laboratory-based methods used for analysis of heavy metals in water require sophisticated instrumentation and highly trained technicians, making them unsuitable for routine heavy metal monitoring in the environment. Consequently, there is a growing demand for autonomous detection systems that could perform in situ or point-of-use measurements. Microfluidic detection systems, which are defined by their small size, have many characteristics that make them suitable for environmental analysis. Some of these advantages include portability, high sample throughput, reduced reagent consumption and waste generation, and reduced production cost. This review focusses on developments in the application of microfluidic detection systems to heavy metal detection in water. Microfluidic detection strategies based on optical techniques, electrochemical techniques, and quartz crystal microbalance are discussed.
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Wang Y, Zhao H, Liu X, Lin W, Jiang Y, Li J, Zhang Q, Zheng G. An integrated digital microfluidic bioreactor for fully automatic screening of microalgal growth and stress-induced lipid accumulation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 118:294-304. [PMID: 32946108 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Algae are the promising feedstock of biofuel. The screening of competent species and proper fertilizer supply is of the most important tasks. To accelerate this rather slow and laborious step, we developed an integrated high-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) system that uses a discrete droplet to serve as a microbioreactor, encapsulating microalgal cells. On the basis of fundamental understanding of various droplet hydrodynamics induced by the existence of different sorts of ions and biological species, incorporation of capacitance-based position estimator, electrode-saving-based compensation, and deterministic splitting approach, was performed to optimize the DMF bioreactor. Thus, it enables all processes (e.g., nutrient gradient generation, algae culturing, and analyzing of growth and lipid accumulation) occurring automatically on-chip especially in a high-fidelity way. The ability of the system to compare different microalgal strains on-chip was investigated. Also, the Chlorella sp. were stressed by various conditions and then growth and oil accumulation were analyzed and compared, which demonstrated its potential as a powerful tool to investigate microalgal lipid accumulation at significantly lower laborites and reduced time.
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- Yunhua Wang
- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of R&D, Jiangsu Celyee Cell Technology Research Institute, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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Wang Y, Lu L, Zheng G, Zhang X. Microenvironment-Controlled Micropatterned Microfluidic Model (MMMM) for Biomimetic In Situ Studies. ACS NANO 2020; 14:9861-9872. [PMID: 32701267 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Attachment of trophozoites to the intestine is an indispensable step for Giardia's survival and pathogenicity in almost 280 million infections worldwide each year. However, the analysis of the attachment mechanism is difficult due to the lack of methods that can create a favorable microaerobic atmosphere. Herein, we developed an osmotic-pressure, pH, excretion, nutrition, gas, ionic-strength, flow-rate, and temperature microenvironment-controlled micropatterned microfluidic model to simulate the in vivo microenvironment to study in situ the stress applied to Giardia in the intestinal tract. We designed three nonbiological surfaces with stagger arrangement manners and integrated them with a resistance microfluidic network to split Giardia-attaching forces ingeniously and developed the term "attaching contribution rate" (ACR) to describe their corresponding contributions. Our study shows that the total attaching force measured is 49.58 Pa, with three components being 22.66 Pa (suction force), 12.52 Pa (clutching force), and 14.4 Pa (combined electrostatic and van der Waals force), respectively, with ACRs being 46%, 25%, and 29%, respectively. By decomposing the attaching force and analyzing each force component and their structure and composition basis, whole profiles of the attachment mechanisms were revealed. Our method enables the analysis of the surface attachment mechanisms and their ACRs for Giardia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yunhua Wang
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- Environmental Micro Total Analysis Lab, Dalian University, 116622, Dalian, China
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- Environmental Micro Total Analysis Lab, Dalian University, 116622, Dalian, China
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- Environmental Micro Total Analysis Lab, Dalian University, 116622, Dalian, China
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Nima NI, Salawu SO, Ferdows M, Shamshuddin MD, Alsenafi A, Nakayama A. Melting effect on non-Newtonian fluid flow in gyrotactic microorganism saturated non-darcy porous media with variable fluid properties. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01491-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sheikholeslami M, Jafaryar M, Sheremet MA, Shafee A, Babazadeh H. Nanomaterial thermal performance within a pipe in presence of turbulator. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01436-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Han S, Zhang Q, Zhang X, Liu X, Lu L, Wei J, Li Y, Wang Y, Zheng G. A digital microfluidic diluter-based microalgal motion biosensor for marine pollution monitoring. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 143:111597. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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