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Huynh DP, Tran TA, Nguyen TTH, Nguyen VVL. Preparation and characterization of the injectable pH- and temperature-sensitive pentablock hydrogel containing human growth hormone-loaded chitosan nanoparticles via electrospraying. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2024; 35:1999-2019. [PMID: 38972044 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2024.2365043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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This research investigated the in vivo gelation, biodegradation, and drug release efficiency of a novel injectable sensitive drug delivery system for human growth hormone (HGh). This composite system comprises pH- and temperature-sensitive hydrogel, designated as oligomer serine-b-poly(lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactide)-b-oligomer serine (OS-PLA-PEG-PLA-OS) pentablock copolymer, as matrix and electrosprayed HGh-loaded chitosan (HGh@CS) nanoparticles (NPs) as principal material. The proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the pH- and temperature-sensitive OS-PLA-PEG-PLA-OS pentablock copolymer hydrogel proved that this copolymer was successfully synthesized. The HGh was encapsulated in chitosan (CS) NPs by an electrospraying system in acetic acid with appropriate granulation parameters. The scanning electron microscopy images and size distribution showed that the HGh@CS NPs formed had an average diameter of 366.1 ± 214.5 nm with a discrete spherical shape and dispersed morphology. The sol-gel transition of complex gel based on HGh@CS NPs and OS-PLA-PEG-PLA-OS pentablock hydrogel was investigated at 15 °C and pH 7.8 in the sol state and gelled at 37 °C and pH 7.4, which is suitable for the physiological conditions of the human body. The HGh release experiment of the composite system was performed in an in vivo environment, which demonstrated the ability to release HGh, and underwent biodegradation within 32 days. The findings of the investigation revealed that the distribution of HGh@CS NPs into the hydrogel matrix not only improved the mechanical properties of the gel matrix but also controlled the drug release kinetics into the systematic bloodstream, which ultimately promotes the desired therapeutic body growth depending on the distinct concentration used.
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- Dai Phu Huynh
- Faculty of Materials Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Research Center for Polymeric Materials, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Research Center for Polymeric Materials, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Research Center for Polymeric Materials, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Xi H, Jiang H, Juhas M, Zhang Y. Multiplex Biosensing for Simultaneous Detection of Mutations in SARS-CoV-2. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:25846-25859. [PMID: 34632242 PMCID: PMC8491437 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become the world's largest public health emergency of the past few decades. Thousands of mutations were identified in the SARS-CoV-2 genome. Some mutants are more infectious and may replace the original strains. Recently, B.1.1.7(Alpha), B1.351(Beta), and B.1.617.2(Delta) strains, which appear to have increased transmissibility, were detected. These strains accounting for the high proportion of newly diagnosed cases spread rapidly over the world. Particularly, the Delta variant has been reported to account for a vast majority of the infections in several countries over the last few weeks. The application of biosensors in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 is important for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to high demand for SARS-CoV-2 genotyping, it is urgent to develop reliable and efficient systems based on integrated multiple biosensor technology for rapid detection of multiple SARS-CoV-2 mutations simultaneously. This is important not only for the detection and analysis of the current but also for future mutations. Novel biosensors combined with other technologies can be used for the reliable and effective detection of SARS-CoV-2 mutants.
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- Hui Xi
- College
of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
(Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- College
of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
(Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Medical
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Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
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- College
of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
(Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Strezsak SR, Beuning PJ, Skizim NJ. Complete enzymatic digestion of double-stranded RNA to nucleosides enables accurate quantification of dsRNA. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:179-185. [PMID: 33319868 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay01498b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rapid growth of research focusing on RNA, especially for RNA interference applications, has created a need for a robust method that can accurately determine the concentration of long dsRNA. As it is difficult to find a source for pure dsRNA reference material, the most common method for quantitation is using a reversed-phase HPLC method to determine purity, which is linked to a calibration curve prepared by measurements obtained using UV absorbance at 260 nm. In this study we developed a nucleic acid digestion method that can digest both double- and single-stranded RNA and DNA to nucleosides. A reversed-phase HPLC/UV method was used to separate and quantitate the monomeric nucleosides. Using this method, we were able to calculate the absorptivity coefficient (proxy for the extinction coefficient) for dsRNA to be 45.9 ± 0.52 μg mL-1/A260. This value agrees with the one report we were able to find but uses an orthogonal method. Moreover, this study allowed us to understand that sequence design can dramatically change the extinction coefficient of the molecule. For molecules with ssRNA overhangs, we observed a 5% reduction in the calculated extinction coefficient.
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- Steven R Strezsak
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA and Greenlight Biosciences, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ollé EP, Farré-Lladós J, Casals-Terré J. Advancements in Microfabricated Gas Sensors and Microanalytical Tools for the Sensitive and Selective Detection of Odors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5478. [PMID: 32987904 PMCID: PMC7583964 DOI: 10.3390/s20195478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In recent years, advancements in micromachining techniques and nanomaterials have enabled the fabrication of highly sensitive devices for the detection of odorous species. Recent efforts done in the miniaturization of gas sensors have contributed to obtain increasingly compact and portable devices. Besides, the implementation of new nanomaterials in the active layer of these devices is helping to optimize their performance and increase their sensitivity close to humans' olfactory system. Nonetheless, a common concern of general-purpose gas sensors is their lack of selectivity towards multiple analytes. In recent years, advancements in microfabrication techniques and microfluidics have contributed to create new microanalytical tools, which represent a very good alternative to conventional analytical devices and sensor-array systems for the selective detection of odors. Hence, this paper presents a general overview of the recent advancements in microfabricated gas sensors and microanalytical devices for the sensitive and selective detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The working principle of these devices, design requirements, implementation techniques, and the key parameters to optimize their performance are evaluated in this paper. The authors of this work intend to show the potential of combining both solutions in the creation of highly compact, low-cost, and easy-to-deploy platforms for odor monitoring.
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- Enric Perarnau Ollé
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), MicroTech Lab, Colom street 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain; (J.F.-L.); (J.C.-T.)
- SEAT S.A., R&D Department in Future Urban Mobility Concepts, A-2, Km 585, 08760 Martorell, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), MicroTech Lab, Colom street 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain; (J.F.-L.); (J.C.-T.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), MicroTech Lab, Colom street 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain; (J.F.-L.); (J.C.-T.)
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Valle-Delgado JJ, Fernàndez-Busquets X. Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria: past, present and future. Future Microbiol 2016; 11:1379-1382. [PMID: 27750453 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2016-0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Juan J Valle-Delgado
- Department of Forest Products Technology, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, PO Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Nanomalaria Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 10-12, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain.,Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Rosselló 149-153, ES-08036 Barcelona, Spain.,Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Institute (IN2UB), University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Ali I, Alharbi OML, Marsin Sanagi M. Nano-capillary electrophoresis for environmental analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 2015; 14:79-98. [PMID: 32214934 PMCID: PMC7087629 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-015-0547-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Many analytical techniques have been used to monitor environmental pollutants. But most techniques are not capable to detect pollutants at nanogram levels. Hence, under such conditions, absence of pollutants is often assumed, whereas pollutants are in fact present at low but undetectable concentrations. Detection at low levels may be done by nano-capillary electrophoresis, also named microchip electrophoresis. Here, we review the analysis of pollutants by nano-capillary electrophoresis. We present instrumentations, applications, optimizations and separation mechanisms. We discuss the analysis of metal ions, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, explosives, viruses, bacteria and other contaminants. Detectors include ultraviolet-visible, fluorescent, conductivity, atomic absorption spectroscopy, refractive index, atomic fluorescence spectrometry, atomic emission spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, mass spectrometry, time-of-flight mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. Detection limits ranged from nanogram to picogram levels.
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- Imran Ali
- Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, 110025 India
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Taibah University, P.O. Box 30002, Madinah Al-Munawarah, 41477 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
- Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Studies, Nanotechnology Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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Ferey L, Delaunay N. Food Analysis on Electrophoretic Microchips. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2015.1014049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chen HH, Hsiao YC, Li JR, Chen SH. In situ fabrication of cleavable peptide arrays on polydimethylsiloxane and applications for kinase activity assays. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 865:53-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang S, Van Pelt CK. Chip-based nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry for protein characterization. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 1:449-68. [PMID: 15966841 DOI: 10.1586/14789450.1.4.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In the last several years, significant progress has been made in the development of microfluidic-based analytical technologies for proteomic and drug discovery applications. Chip-based nanoelectrospray coupled to a mass spectrometer detector is one of the recently developed analytical microscale technologies. This technology offers unique advantages for automated nanoelectrospray including reduced sample consumption, improved detection sensitivity and enhanced data quality for proteomic studies. This review presents an overview and introduction of recent developments in chip devices coupled to electrospray mass spectrometers including the development of the automated nanoelectrospray ionization chip device for protein characterization. Applications using automated chip-based nanoelectrospray ionization technology in proteomic and bioanalytical studies are also extensively reviewed in the fields of high-throughput protein identification, protein post-translational modification studies, top-down proteomics, biomarker screening by pattern recognition, noncovalent protein-ligand binding for drug discovery and lipid analysis. Additionally, future trends in chip-based nanoelectrospray technology are discussed.
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- Sheng Zhang
- Cornell University, 135 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Bissonnette L, Bergeron MG. Next revolution in the molecular theranostics of infectious diseases: microfabricated systems for personalized medicine. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014; 6:433-50. [PMID: 16706745 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.6.3.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases is currently going through a revolution sustained by the regulatory approval of amplification tests that have been shown to be equivalent or superior to existing gold standard methods. The recent approval of a microarray system for the pharmacogenomic profiling of cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism is paving the way to novel, rapid, sensitive, robust and economical microfabricated systems for point-of-care diagnostics, which are utilized closer and closer to the patient's bedside. These systems will enable the multiparametric genetic evaluation of several medical conditions, including infectious diseases. This forecoming revolution will position molecular theranostics in a broader integrated view of personalized medicine, which exploits genetic information from microbes and human hosts to optimize patient management and disease treatment.
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- Luc Bissonnette
- Département de Biologie Médicale (Microbiologie), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
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Aditya N, Vathsala P, Vieira V, Murthy R, Souto E. Advances in nanomedicines for malaria treatment. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 201-202:1-17. [PMID: 24192063 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Malaria is an infectious disease that mainly affects children and pregnant women from tropical countries. The mortality rate of people infected with malaria per year is enormous and became a public health concern. The main factor that has contributed to the success of malaria proliferation is the increased number of drug resistant parasites. To counteract this trend, research has been done in nanotechnology and nanomedicine, for the development of new biocompatible systems capable of incorporating drugs, lowering the resistance progress, contributing for diagnosis, control and treatment of malaria by target delivery. In this review, we discussed the main problems associated with the spread of malaria and the most recent developments in nanomedicine for anti-malarial drug delivery.
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Kumar S, Kumar S, Ali MA, Anand P, Agrawal VV, John R, Maji S, Malhotra BD. Microfluidic-integrated biosensors: Prospects for point-of-care diagnostics. Biotechnol J 2013; 8:1267-79. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Sridhar R, Ramakrishna S. Electrosprayed nanoparticles for drug delivery and pharmaceutical applications. BIOMATTER 2013; 3:e24281. [PMID: 23512013 PMCID: PMC3749275 DOI: 10.4161/biom.24281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Nanotechnology based Pharma has emerged significantly and has influenced the Pharma industry up to a considerable extent. Nanoparticles technology holds a good share of the nanotech Pharma and is significant in comparison with the other domains. Electrospraying technology answers the potential needs of nanoparticle production such as scalability, reproducibility, effective encapsulation etc. Many drugs have been electrosprayed with and without polymer carriers. Drug release characteristics are improved with the incorporation of biodegradable polymer carriers which sustain the release of encapsulated drug. Electrospraying is acknowledged as an important technique for the preparation of nanoparticles with respect to pharmaceutical applications. Herein we attempted to consolidate the reports pertaining to electrospraying and their corresponding therapeutic application area.
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- Radhakrishnan Sridhar
- Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology; National University of Singapore; Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore, Singapore
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- Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology; National University of Singapore; Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative; Singapore, Singapore
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Introduction to glass microstructuring techniques. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2013; 949:125-40. [PMID: 23329440 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-134-9_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this chapter an overview of manufacturing methods, leading to the fabrication of microstructures in glass substrates, is presented. Glass is a material of excellent optical properties, a very good electric insulator, biocompatible and chemically stable. In addition to its intrinsic qualities, glass can be processed with the use of manufacturing methods originating from the microelectronic industry. In this text two complete manufacturing protocols are described, each composed of standard microfabrication steps; namely, the deposition of masking layers, photolithographic patterning and pattern transfer via wet or dry etching. As a result, a set of building blocks is provided, allowing the manufacture of various microfluidic components that are frequently used in the domain of micro-total analysis system technology.
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Effects of Micromachining Processes on Electro-Osmotic Flow Mobility of Glass Surfaces. MICROMACHINES 2013. [DOI: 10.3390/mi4010067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rushworth CM, Davies J, Cabral JT, Dolan PR, Smith JM, Vallance C. Cavity-enhanced optical methods for online microfluidic analysis. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang ZK, Zheng HY. Investigation on CO(2) laser irradiation inducing glass strip peeling for microchannel formation. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2012; 6:12820-1282012. [PMID: 22662087 PMCID: PMC3365339 DOI: 10.1063/1.3670362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The study investigates the use of CO(2) laser to induce glass strip peeling off to form microchannels on soda lime gass substrate. The strip peeling exhibits a strong dependence on the energy deposition rate on the glass surface. In spite of the vast difference in the combination of laser power and scanning speed, when the ratio of the two makes the energy deposition rate in the range 3.0-6.0 J/(cm(2) s), the temperature rising inside glass will be above the strain point and reach the softening region of the glass. As a result, glass strip peeling is able to occur and form microchannels with dimensions of 20-40 μm in depth and 200-280 μm in width on the glass surface. Beyond this range, higher energy depsotion rate would lead to surface melting associated with solidification cracks and lower energy deposition rate causes the generation of fragment cracks.
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- Z K Wang
- Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075, Singapore
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da Rocha ZM, Martinez-Cisneros CS, Seabra AC, Valdés F, Gongora-Rubio MR, Alonso-Chamarro J. Compact and autonomous multiwavelength microanalyzer for in-line and in situ colorimetric determinations. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:109-117. [PMID: 22048242 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20747d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nowadays, the attainment of microsystems that integrate most of the stages involved in an analytical process has raised an enormous interest in several research fields. This approach provides experimental set-ups of increased robustness and reliability, which simplify their application to in-line and continuous biomedical and environmental monitoring. In this work, a novel, compact and autonomous microanalyzer aimed at multiwavelength colorimetric determinations is presented. It integrates the microfluidics (a three-dimensional mixer and a 25 mm length "Z-shape" optical flow-cell), a highly versatile multiwavelength optical detection system and the associated electronics for signal processing and drive, all in the same device. The flexibility provided by its design allows the microanalyzer to be operated either in single fixed mode to provide a dedicated photometer or in multiple wavelength mode to obtain discrete pseudospectra. To increase its reliability, automate its operation and allow it to work under unattended conditions, a multicommutation sub-system was developed and integrated with the experimental set-up. The device was initially evaluated in the absence of chemical reactions using four acidochromic dyes and later applied to determine some key environmental parameters such as phenol index, chromium(VI) and nitrite ions. Results were comparable with those obtained with commercial instrumentation and allowed to demonstrate the versatility of the proposed microanalyzer as an autonomous and portable device able to be applied to other analytical methodologies based on colorimetric determinations.
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- Zaira M da Rocha
- Laboratório de Sistemas Integráveis, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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AL-Othman ZA, Ali I. NANO CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS IN MICROCHIPS: A NEED OF THE PRESENT CENTURY. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2011.566031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Zeid A. AL-Othman
- a Department of Chemistry, College of Science , King Saud University , Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- b Department of Chemistry , Jamia Millia Islamia, (Central University) , New Delhi, India
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Tian R, Hoa XD, Lambert JP, Pezacki JP, Veres T, Figeys D. Development of a multiplexed microfluidic proteomic reactor and its application for studying protein-protein interactions. Anal Chem 2011; 83:4095-102. [PMID: 21520965 DOI: 10.1021/ac200194d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics techniques have been very successful for the identification and study of protein-protein interactions. Typically, immunopurification of protein complexes is conducted, followed by protein separation by gel electrophoresis and in-gel protein digestion, and finally, mass spectrometry is performed to identify the interacting partners. However, the manual processing of the samples is time-consuming and error-prone. Here, we developed a polymer-based microfluidic proteomic reactor aimed at the parallel analysis of minute amounts of protein samples obtained from immunoprecipitation. The design of the proteomic reactor allows for the simultaneous processing of multiple samples on the same devices. Each proteomic reactor on the device consists of SCX beads packed and restricted into a 1 cm microchannel by two integrated pillar frits. The device is fabricated using a combination of low-cost hard cyclic olefin copolymer thermoplastic and elastomeric thermoplastic materials (styrene/(ethylene/butylenes)/styrene) using rapid hot-embossing replication techniques with a polymer-based stamp. Three immunopurified protein samples are simultaneously captured, reduced, alkylated, and digested on the device within 2-3 h instead of the days required for the conventional protein-protein interaction studies. The limit of detection of the microfluidic proteomic reactor was shown to be lower than 2 ng of protein. Furthermore, the application of the microfluidic proteomic reactor was demonstrated for the simultaneous processing of the interactome of the histone variant Htz1 in wild-type yeast and in a swr1Δ yeast strain compared to an untagged control using a novel three-channel microfluidic proteomic reactor.
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- Ruijun Tian
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, National Research Council, Boucherville, QC, Canada J4B 6Y4
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Wacogne B, Guerrini JS, Mangeat T, Benalia H, Pieralli C, Rouleau A, Boireau W, Coaquette A, Herbein G, Davrinche C, Pazart L. The MEDICALIP Project: Toward the screening of the cytomegalovirus. Ing Rech Biomed 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.irbm.2011.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Salim M, McArthur SL, Vaidyanathan S, Wright PC. Towards proteomics-on-chip: The role of the surface. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 7:101-15. [DOI: 10.1039/c005236a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nanostructured surfaces for enhanced protein detection toward clinical diagnostics. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2010; 6:642-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A low-voltage nano-porous electroosmotic pump. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 350:465-70. [PMID: 20684961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A low-voltage electroosmotic (EO) micropump based on an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nano-porous membrane with platinum electrodes coated on both sides has been designed, fabricated, tested, and analyzed. The maximum flow rate of 0.074 ml min(-1) V(-1) cm(-2) for a membrane with porosity of 0.65 was obtained. A theoretical model, considering the head loss along the entire EO micropump system and the finite electrical double layer (EDL) effect on the flow rate, is developed for the first time to analyze the performance of the EO micropump. The theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. It is revealed that the major head loss could remarkably decrease the flow rate, which thus should be taken into account for the applications of the EO micropump in various Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices. However, the effect of the minor head loss on the flow rate is negligible. The resulting flow rate increases with increasing porosity of the porous membrane and kappaa, the ratio of the radius of the nanopore to the Debye length.
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Sikanen T, Franssila S, Kauppila TJ, Kostiainen R, Kotiaho T, Ketola RA. Microchip technology in mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2010; 29:351-391. [PMID: 19514079 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microfabrication of analytical devices is currently of growing interest and many microfabricated instruments have also entered the field of mass spectrometry (MS). Various (atmospheric pressure) ion sources as well as mass analyzers have been developed exploiting microfabrication techniques. The most common approach thus far has been the miniaturization of the electrospray ion source and its integration with various separation and sampling units. Other ionization techniques, mainly atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and photoionization, have also been subject to miniaturization, though they have not attracted as much attention. Likewise, all common types of mass analyzers have been realized by microfabrication and, in most cases, successfully applied to MS analysis in conjunction with on-chip ionization. This review summarizes the latest achievements in the field of microfabricated ion sources and mass analyzers. Representative applications are reviewed focusing on the development of fully microfabricated systems where ion sources or analyzers are integrated with microfluidic separation devices or microfabricated pums and detectors, respectively. Also the main microfabrication methods, with their possibilities and constraints, are briefly discussed together with the most commonly used materials.
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- Tiina Sikanen
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Ahonen LL, Haapala M, Saarela V, Franssila S, Kotiaho T, Kostiainen R. Feasibility of capillary liquid chromatography/microchip atmospheric pressure photoionization mass spectrometry in analyzing anabolic steroids in urine samples. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:958-964. [PMID: 20209666 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We examined the feasibility of capillary liquid chromatography/microchip atmospheric pressure photoionization tandem mass spectrometry (capLC/microAPPI-MS/MS) for the analysis of anabolic steroids in human urine. The urine samples were pretreated by enzymatic hydrolysis (with beta-glucuronidase from Helix pomatia), and the compounds were liquid-liquid extracted with diethyl ether. After separation the compounds were vaporized by microchip APPI, photoionized by a 10 eV krypton discharge lamp, and detected by selected reaction monitoring. The capLC/microAPPI-MS/MS method showed good sensitivity with detection limits at the level of 1.0 ng mL(-1), good linearity with correlation coefficients between 0.9954 and 0.9990, and good repeatability with relative standard deviations below 10%. These results demonstrate that microchip APPI combined with capLC/MS/MS provides a new potential method for analyzing non-polar and neutral compounds in biological samples.
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- Linda L Ahonen
- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Sikanen T, Aura S, Heikkilä L, Kotiaho T, Franssila S, Kostiainen R. Hybrid Ceramic Polymers: New, Nonbiofouling, and Optically Transparent Materials for Microfluidics. Anal Chem 2010; 82:3874-82. [DOI: 10.1021/ac1004053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tiina Sikanen
- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014, Finland, Department of Micro and Nanosciences, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13500, FI-00076, Finland, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Finland, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076, Finland
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Nolte DD. Invited Review Article: Review of centrifugal microfluidic and bio-optical disks. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2009; 80:101101. [PMID: 19895047 PMCID: PMC2782362 DOI: 10.1063/1.3236681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Spinning biodisks have advantages that make them attractive for specialized biochip applications. The two main classes of spinning biodisks are microfluidic disks and bio-optical compact disks (BioCD). Microfluidic biodisks take advantage of noninertial pumping for lab-on-a-chip devices using noninertial valves and switches under centrifugal and Coriolis forces to distribute fluids about the disks. BioCDs use spinning-disk interferometry, under the condition of common-path phase quadrature, to perform interferometric label-free detection of molecular recognition and binding. The optical detection of bound molecules on a disk is facilitated by rapid spinning that enables high-speed repetitive sampling to eliminate 1/f noise through common-mode rejection of intensity fluctuations and extensive signal averaging. Multiple quadrature classes have been developed, such as microdiffraction, in-line, phase contrast, and holographic adaptive optics. Thin molecular films are detected through the surface dipole density with a surface height sensitivity for the detection of protein spots that is approximately 1 pm. This sensitivity easily resolves a submonolayer of solid-support immobilized antibodies and their antigen targets. Fluorescence and light scattering provide additional optical detection techniques on spinning disks. Immunoassays have been applied to haptoglobin using protein A/G immobilization of antibodies and to prostate specific antigen. Small protein spots enable scalability to many spots per disk for high-throughput and highly multiplexed immonoassays.
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- David D Nolte
- Department of Physics, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Tolonen A, Turpeinen M, Pelkonen O. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in in vitro drug metabolite screening. Drug Discov Today 2008; 14:120-33. [PMID: 19059358 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Revised: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A combination of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (LC/MS) has proven its status as the most powerful analytical tool for screening and identifying drug metabolites in modern drug discovery. These techniques have become irreplaceable for drug metabolism laboratories, providing high amounts of information from a wide variety of samples. This review focuses on the most common and useful applications of these techniques when working on in vitro metabolism, more specifically with screening and identification of chemically stable or reactive metabolites formed via biotransformation reactions. Matching specific tasks and suitable instruments is a recurring consideration; for many reasons, the time-of-flight or orbitrap mass spectrometry provides clearly increased efficiency in metabolite profiling compared to other types of mass spectrometry.
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- Ari Tolonen
- Novamass Ltd., Medipolis Center, Kiviharjuntie 11, 90220 Oulu, Finland.
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The unearthing of fundamental science and technology associated with microencapsulation is an ongoing exciting scientific endeavour focused on by several scientists. Encapsulated structures (containing either a gas, molecules or materials) previously have been shown as having widespread applications across the physical and life sciences. In particular, such methodologies used for forming encapsulations in medical-related studies have shown great promise from diagnostics and imaging, to gene therapy and drug delivery which are only a few amongst several other applications. At present there are numerous 'jet-based' manifestations available for microencapsulation, these primarily root from either capillary or channel-based techniques. The driving mechanisms employed in these approaches exploit aerodynamic/pressure gradients to piezoelectricity. In this paper submerged electrosprays a multipurpose electric field driven jet-based technique is explored for forming near mono-dispersed encapsulations sized in the micrometer range. Our studies elucidate the ability to form microencapsulations containing either a gas or a micro/nanoparticulate-based material suspension as capsules sized in the ranges approximately 65-80 microm, approximately 8-25 microm to approximately 3-14 microm, respectively. We believe this technique can significantly contribute to the microencapsulation field of research based on both the size of the generated encapsulations to the containment of immiscible high viscosity particulate-based suspensions. Furthermore our investigations show the ability to control the production of these encapsulations in terms of both their size and rate of generation with ease; hence demonstrating this electrospray-assisted microencapsulation route as having a wide range of applications. It should be noted that in its present form this technique could be explored for generating emulsions with a variety of materials especially with living organisms for applications in the clinical and biomedical areas of research.
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- S N Jayasinghe
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London. UK.
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Liu C, Mo YY, Chen ZG, Li X, Li OL, Zhou X. Dual fluorescence/contactless conductivity detection for microfluidic chip. Anal Chim Acta 2008; 621:171-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Revised: 05/09/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Postler T, Slouka Z, Svoboda M, Přibyl M, Šnita D. Parametrical studies of electroosmotic transport characteristics in submicrometer channels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 320:321-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 10/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Srinivas NR. Changing need for bioanalysis during drug development. Biomed Chromatogr 2008; 22:235-43. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Blas M, Delaunay N, Rocca JL. Comparative study of floating and dynamic injection modes in electrokinetic separative microsystems. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:4629-37. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Blas M, Delaunay N, Ferrigno R, Rocca JL. Numerical simulations of the second-order electrokinetic bias observed with the gated injection mode in chips. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:2961-70. [PMID: 17661314 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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It is well known that sample introduction via electrokinetic mode leads to a bias in conventional CE, which is proportional to the difference of electrophoretic mobilities between species. In electrophoretic separation chips using the gated injection mode, flow distribution at the crossjunction, which is linked to the electric field strength distribution during the loading step, induces an additional contribution to species discrimination. This second-order bias has a similar effect on quantitation like usual electrokinetic bias: the higher the analyte's apparent mobility, the larger the amount injected into the separation channel. The present paper assesses by numerical simulations the influence of several parameters, namely the injected amount, the electric field distribution, and the analyte-apparent Peclet number on this second-order bias.
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- Maximilien Blas
- Laboratoire des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5180 CNRS - Université Lyon I, Villeurbanne cedex, France
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Escarpa A, González MC, Crevillén AG, Blasco AJ. CE microchips: An opened gate to food analysis. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:1002-11. [PMID: 17370302 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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CE microchips are the first generation of micrototal analysis systems (-TAS) emerging in the miniaturization scene of food analysis. CE microchips for food analysis are fabricated in both glass and polymer materials, such as PDMS and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and use simple layouts of simple and double T crosses. Nowadays, the detection route preferred is electrochemical in both, amperometry and conductivity modes, using end-channel and contactless configurations, respectively. Food applications using CE microchips are now emerging since food samples present complex matrices, the selectivity being a very important challenge because the total integration of analytical steps into microchip format is very difficult. As a consequence, the first contributions that have recently appeared in the relevant literature are based primarily on fast separations of analytes of high food significance. These protocols are combined with different strategies to achieve selectivity using a suitable nonextensive sample preparation and/or strategically choosing detection routes. Polyphenolic compounds, amino acids, preservatives, and organic and inorganic ions have been studied using CE microchips. Thus, new and exciting future expectations arise in the domain of food analysis. However, several drawbacks could easily be found and assumed within the miniaturization map.
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- Alberto Escarpa
- Departamento Química Analítica e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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Miniaturization of PET radiosynthesis devices (micro-reactors or microfluidic systems) is an emerging area that has the potential to deliver many advantages, such as more efficient use of hot-cell space for production of multiple radiotracers; use of less non-radioactive precursor for saving precious material and a reduced separation challenge; highly controlled, reproducible and reliable radiotracer production; and cheap, interchangeable, disposable and quality-assured radiochemistry processors. Several 'proof of principle' examples along with basics of micro-reactor flow control, mixing principle and design, and device fabrication are discussed in this chapter.
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- S Y Lu
- PET Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Imaging Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-1003, USA.
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Salim M, O'Sullivan B, McArthur SL, Wright PC. Characterization of fibrinogen adsorption onto glass microcapillary surfaces by ELISA. LAB ON A CHIP 2007; 7:64-70. [PMID: 17180206 DOI: 10.1039/b612521m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Adsorption of biomolecules onto microchannel surfaces remains a critical issue in microfluidic devices. This paper investigates the adsorption of fibrinogen on glass microcapillaries using an immunoassay method (ELISA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Various adsorption conditions such as protein concentrations and incubation times, buffer pH, buffer ionic strengths and effects of flow are presented. ELISA is successfully demonstrated as a facile and robust technique to examine these phenomena. The highest adsorption level occurs near the isoelectric point of fibrinogen (pH 5.0) and low buffer ionic strengths (0-8 mM). Microchannel surface saturation was achieved at a fibrinogen solution concentration of approximately 50 microg ml(-1). Fibrinogen adsorption under flow was always higher than that seen in static systems. The importance of diffusion phenomena in microchannels on protein adsorption was demonstrated. ELISA experiments using fused silica and PEEK have also confirmed significant adsorption on these mass spectrometer transfer line materials.
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- Malinda Salim
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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Smyth WF. Recent applications of capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry in drug analysis. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:2051-62. [PMID: 16637016 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This review considers applications in 2004-2005 of capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS) to the detection and determination of small molecular mass drug molecules, taken from the Web of Knowledge database. The molecules of small molecular mass less than 1000 Da are chosen according to selected structural classes in which they give ESI signals primarily as [M + H](+) ions. These structural classes are drugs with amine-containing side chains, drugs with N-containing saturated ring structures, 1,4-benzodiazepines, other heterocyclic hypnotics, steroids, bioactive compounds containing phenolic groups, and miscellaneous molecules. Details are given on the fragmentations, where available, that these ionic species exhibit in-source and in ion-trap, triple quadrupole and time-of flight mass spectrometers. The review then gives a critical evaluation of these recent CE-ESI-MS analytical methods for the detection and determination of these small molecular mass drug molecules. Analytical information on, for example, sample concentration techniques, CE separation conditions, recoveries from biological media and limits of detection are provided.
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- W Franklin Smyth
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK.
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Qian S, Duval JFL. Modulation of electroosmotic flows in electron-conducting microchannels by coupled quasi-reversible faradaic and adsorption-mediated depolarization. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 300:413-28. [PMID: 16725151 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.03.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2006] [Revised: 03/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A theoretical model is proposed for the description of steady electroosmotic flows within a cylindrical electron-conducting microchannel that is depolarized by faradaic and adsorption-mediated processes. The bipolar electron-transfer (e.t.) reactions are examined in the general situation where the electrolyte contains a quasi-reversible redox couple. The rate of the e.t. reactions is governed by transversal convective diffusion of the electroactive species to/from the surface and a position-dependent degree of reversibility. The nonuniform distribution of the electric field in solution, that is intimately coupled to that of the local faradaic current density, alters the double layer composition along the conducting surface via the occurrence of simultaneous electronic and ionic double layer charging processes. This in turn generates a nonlinear distribution of the zeta potential, which affects the electroosmotic flow. The highly coupled spatial profiles for the concentrations of the electroactive species, the faradaic current density, the electrokinetic potential, the electric field and the electroosmotic velocity in/along the metallic channel are solved by consistent numerical analysis of (i) the convective-diffusion equation, (ii) the generalized Butler-Volmer expression that includes mass transport and electron-transfer kinetic contributions, (iii) the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations, and (iv) the Poisson equation for finite currents. The results reported as a function of the surface properties of the channel and the kinetic characteristics of the e.t. reaction illustrate the deviations of the electroosmotic flow profiles as compared to the typical pluglike distribution predicted by Smoluchowski's equation and encountered for homogeneous and dielectric channels. Manipulation of the flow patterns by bipolar electrochemical means is a promising way to control and optimize the local detection and separation of electroactive molecules or molecules dyed with electroactive elements.
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- Shizhi Qian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027, USA.
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Klauke N, Monaghan P, Sinclair G, Padgett M, Cooper J. Characterisation of spatial and temporal changes in pH gradients in microfluidic channels using optically trapped fluorescent sensors. LAB ON A CHIP 2006; 6:788-93. [PMID: 16738732 DOI: 10.1039/b517237c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This paper demonstrates the use of micron sized beads, modified with fluorescent dyes, as non-invasive sensors to probe the local changes in pH, within a microfluidic channel. To achieve this, amine modified polystyrene spheres (either 3 microm or 6 microm in diameter) were functionalised with the pH sensitive fluorochrome SNARF-1 to produce point sensors. The modified beads were trapped at defined positions close to a pair of integrated planar gold microelectrodes within the channel, using optical tweezers. Both transient and steady-state electrochemical potentials were applied to the microelectrode pair in order to generate changes in the local pH, associated with electrolysis. The functionalised beads indicated the pH changes in the channel, measured as a change in the fluorescence signal, generated by the immobilised pH sensitive dye. Responses were measured with temporal resolutions of between 1 and 200 ms, whilst the spatial resolution of the pH gradients was limited by the size of the beads to 3 microm.
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- Norbert Klauke
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Qian S, Duval JFL. Coupling between electroosmotically driven flow and bipolar faradaic depolarization processes in electron-conducting microchannels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 297:341-52. [PMID: 16289127 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 09/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A quantitative theory is proposed for the analysis of steady electroosmotically driven flows within conducting cylindrical microchannels. Beyond a threshold value of the electric field applied in the electrolyte solution and parallel to the conducting surface, electrochemical oxidation and reduction reactions take place at the two extremities of the substrate. The spatial distribution of the corresponding local faradaic currents along the bipolar electrode is intrinsically coupled to that of the electric field in solution. The nonuniform distribution of the electric field alters the double layer composition, and in particular the zeta-potential value, along the conducting surface via the occurrence of concomitant electronic and ionic double layer charging processes. The combined spatial dependencies of the lateral electric field and electrokinetic potential considerably affects the distribution of the electroosmotic velocity field in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the surface depolarized by faradaic processes. In this paper, the coupling between bipolar electrodic behavior and electroosmosis is explicitly investigated for the case of irreversible--that is, kinetically controlled--electron transfer reactions. Typical simulation results are presented and illustrate the possibility of controlling and optimizing electroosmotic flows in conducting channels by electrochemical means.
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- Shizhi Qian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027, USA.
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The direction of modern analytical techniques is to push for lower detection limits, improved selectivity and sensitivity, faster analysis time, higher throughput, and more inexpensive analysis systems with ever-decreasing sample volumes. These very ambitious goals are exacerbated by the need to reduce the overall size of the device and the instrumentation - the quest for functional micrototal analysis systems epitomizes this. Microfluidic devices fabricated in glass, and more recently, in a variety of polymers, brings us a step closer to being able to achieve these stringent goals and to realize the economical fabrication of sophisticated instrumentation. However, this places a significant burden on the detection systems associated with microchip-based analysis systems. There is a need for a universal detector that can efficiently detect sample analytes in real time and with minimal sample manipulation steps, such as lengthy labeling protocols. This review highlights the advances in uncommon or less frequently used detection methods associated with microfluidic devices. As a result, the three most common methods - LIF, electrochemical, and mass spectrometric techniques - are omitted in order to focus on the more esoteric detection methods reported in the literature over the last 2 years.
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- Pertti J Viskari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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