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Okamoto S, Nagai M, Shibata T, Ukita Y. Automatic microdispenser-integrated multiplex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay device with autonomously driven centrifugal microfluidic system. RSC Adv 2024; 14:13827-13836. [PMID: 38681832 PMCID: PMC11047056 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra02656j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, we established the control and design theory of an autonomously driven dispenser at a steady rotation speed and proposed a dispenser-integrated multiplex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) device. In establishing the theory of the dispenser, we estimated the flow rate in the dispenser and the applied pressure onto the passive valves, so that the suitable burst pressure of the valves and flow rate could be designed. The dispenser-integrated multiplex ELISA device has the potential to perform flow control for executing an ELISA of 6 samples/standards per chip or 18 samples/standards per compact disk by just steadily rotating a chip. In the immunoassay evaluation of the device using mouse IgG detection, it was confirmed that the device could assay 5 μL of several standards in just 30 min without nonspecific reactions, and although this system has a high limit of detection (LOD, 63.4-164 pg mL-1) it is equal to that of manual assay with a titer plate. The device can be fabricated by transferring the microchannel pattern from a mold without complex assembly or alignment, and it can control the liquid operation by just steadily rotating. Thus, the device system developed will contribute to reducing the cost of fabricating chips and control equipment for ELISA systems. Consequently, a compact, portable, and low-cost ELISA system for point-of-care testing is expected to be realized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shunya Okamoto
- Toyohashi University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering Japan
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- Toyohashi University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering Japan
- Toyohashi University of Technology, Institute for Research on Next-generation Semiconductor and Sensing Science (IRES2) Japan
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- Toyohashi University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering Japan
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- University of Yamanashi, Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research Japan
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Natsuhara D, Misawa S, Saito R, Shirai K, Okamoto S, Nagai M, Kitamura M, Shibata T. A microfluidic diagnostic device with air plug-in valves for the simultaneous genetic detection of various food allergens. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12852. [PMID: 35896785 PMCID: PMC9329328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16945-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The identification of accidental allergen contamination in processed foods is crucial for risk management strategies in the food processing industry to effectively prevent food allergy incidents. Here, we propose a newly designed passive stop valve with high pressure resistance performance termed an “air plug-in valve” to further improve microfluidic devices for the detection of target nucleic acids. By implementing the air plug-in valve as a permanent stop valve, a maximal allowable flow rate of 70 µL/min could be achieved for sequential liquid dispensing into an array of 10 microchambers, which is 14 times higher than that achieved with the previous valve arrangement using single-faced stop valves. Additionally, we demonstrate the simultaneous detection of multiple food allergens (wheat, buckwheat, and peanut) based on the colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay using our diagnostic device with 10 microchambers compactly arranged in a 20-mm-diameter circle. After running the assays at 60 °C for 60 min, any combination of the three types of food allergens and tea plant, which were used as positive and negative control samples, respectively, yielded correct test results, without any cross-contamination among the microchambers. Thus, our diagnostic device will provide a rapid and easy sample-to-answer platform for ensuring food safety and security.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daigo Natsuhara
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
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