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Purification challenges for the portable, on-demand point-of-care production of biologics. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Interfacing microfluidics with information-rich detection systems for cells, bioparticles, and molecules. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4575-4589. [PMID: 35389095 PMCID: PMC8987515 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04043-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The development of elegant and numerous microfluidic manipulations has enabled significant advances in the processing of small volume samples and the detection of minute amounts of biomaterials. Effective isolation of single cells in a defined volume as well as manipulations of complex bioparticle or biomolecule mixtures allows for the utilization of information-rich detection methods including mass spectrometry, electron microscopy imaging, and amplification/sequencing. The art and science of translating biosamples from microfluidic platforms to highly advanced, information-rich detection system is the focus of this review, where we term the translation between the microfluidics elements to the external world “off-chipping.” When presented with the challenge of presenting sub-nanoliter volumes of manipulated sample to a detection scheme, several delivery techniques have been developed for effective analysis. These techniques include spraying (electrospray, nano-electrospray, pneumatic), meniscus-defined volumes (droplets, plugs), constrained volumes (narrow channels, containers), and phase changes (deposition, freezing). Each technique has been proven effective in delivering highly defined samples from microfluidic systems to the detection elements. This review organizes and presents selective publications that illustrate the advancements of these delivery techniques with respect to the type of sample analyzed, while introducing each strategy and providing historical perspective. The publications highlighted in this review were chosen due to their significance and relevance in the development of their respective off-chip technique.
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Pattanayak P, Singh SK, Gulati M, Vishwas S, Kapoor B, Chellappan DK, Anand K, Gupta G, Jha NK, Gupta PK, Prasher P, Dua K, Dureja H, Kumar D, Kumar V. Microfluidic chips: recent advances, critical strategies in design, applications and future perspectives. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2021; 25:99. [PMID: 34720789 PMCID: PMC8547131 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-021-02502-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Microfluidic chip technology is an emerging tool in the field of biomedical application. Microfluidic chip includes a set of groves or microchannels that are engraved on different materials (glass, silicon, or polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane or PDMS, polymethylmethacrylate or PMMA). The microchannels forming the microfluidic chip are interconnected with each other for desired results. This organization of microchannels trapped into the microfluidic chip is associated with the outside by inputs and outputs penetrating through the chip, as an interface between the macro- and miniature world. With the help of a pump and a chip, microfluidic chip helps to determine the behavioral change of the microfluids. Inside the chip, there are microfluidic channels that permit the processing of the fluid, for example, blending and physicochemical responses. Microfluidic chip has numerous points of interest including lesser time and reagent utilization and alongside this, it can execute numerous activities simultaneously. The miniatured size of the chip fastens the reaction as the surface area increases. It is utilized in different biomedical applications such as food safety sensing, peptide analysis, tissue engineering, medical diagnosis, DNA purification, PCR activity, pregnancy, and glucose estimation. In the present study, the design of various microfluidic chips has been discussed along with their biomedical applications.
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- Prapti Pattanayak
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences and National Health Laboratory Service, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Mahal Road, Jagatpura, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310 India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Plot no. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310 India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Energy Acres, Dehradun, 248007 India
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- Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 12401 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, 173229 India
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- School of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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Ha NS, de Raad M, Han LZ, Golini A, Petzold CJ, Northen TR. Faster, better, and cheaper: harnessing microfluidics and mass spectrometry for biotechnology. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1331-1351. [PMID: 34704041 PMCID: PMC8496484 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00112d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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High-throughput screening technologies are widely used for elucidating biological activities. These typically require trade-offs in assay specificity and sensitivity to achieve higher throughput. Microfluidic approaches enable rapid manipulation of small volumes and have found a wide range of applications in biotechnology providing improved control of reaction conditions, faster assays, and reduced reagent consumption. The integration of mass spectrometry with microfluidics has the potential to create high-throughput, sensitivity, and specificity assays. This review introduces the widely-used mass spectrometry ionization techniques that have been successfully integrated with microfluidics approaches such as continuous-flow system, microchip electrophoresis, droplet microfluidics, digital microfluidics, centrifugal microfluidics, and paper microfluidics. In addition, we discuss recent applications of microfluidics integrated with mass spectrometry in single-cell analysis, compound screening, and the study of microorganisms. Lastly, we provide future outlooks towards online coupling, improving the sensitivity and integration of multi-omics into a single platform.
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- Noel S Ha
- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute Emeryville CA USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Berkeley CA USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Berkeley CA USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute Emeryville CA USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute Emeryville CA USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA
- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Berkeley CA USA
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Modha S, Castro C, Tsutsui H. Recent developments in flow modeling and fluid control for paper-based microfluidic biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 178:113026. [PMID: 33545552 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Over the last 10 years, researchers have shown that paper is a promising substrate for affordable biosensors. The field of paper-microfluidics has evolved rapidly in that time, with simple colorimetric assays giving way to more complex electrochemical devices that can handle multiple samples at a given time. As paper devices become more complex, the ability to precisely control different fluids simultaneously becomes a challenge. Specifically, automated flow control is a necessary attribute to make paper-based devices more useable in resource-limited settings. Flow control strategies on paper are typically developed experimentally through trial-and-error, with little focus on theory. This is because flow behavior in paper is not well understood and sometimes difficult to predict precisely. Additionally, popular theoretical models are too simplistic, making them unsuitable for complex device designs and application conditions. A better understanding of flow theory would allow devices conceived straight from theoretical models. This could save time and resources by reducing experimental work. In this review, we provide an overview of different theoretical models used to characterize imbibition in paper substrates and document the latest flow control strategies that have been applied to automated fluid control on paper. Additionally, we look at current efforts to commercialize paper-based devices along with challenges facing this industry.
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- Sidharth Modha
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA, 91768, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA; Stem Cell Center, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
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Hassanpour-Tamrin S, Sanati-Nezhad A, Sen A. A simple and low-cost approach for irreversible bonding of polymethylmethacrylate and polydimethylsiloxane at room temperature for high-pressure hybrid microfluidics. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4821. [PMID: 33649369 PMCID: PMC7921553 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Microfluidic devices have been used progressively in biomedical research due to the advantages they offer, such as relatively low-cost, rapid and precise processing, and an ability to support highly automated analyses. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) are both biocompatible materials widely used in microfluidics due to their desirable characteristics. It is recognized that combining these two particular materials in a single microfluidic device would enable the development of an increasingly in-demand array of new applications, including those requiring high flow rates and elevated pressures. Whereas complicated and time-consuming efforts have been reported for bonding these two materials, the robust adhesion of PDMS and PMMA has not yet been accomplished, and remains a challenge. In this study, a new, simple, efficient, and low-cost method has been developed to mediate a strong bond between PMMA and PDMS layers at room temperature in less than 5 min using biocompatible adhesive tape and oxygen plasma treatment. The PDMS-PMMA bond was hydrolytically stable, and could tolerate a high influx of fluid without any leakage. This study addresses the limitations of existing approaches to bond these materials, and will enable the development of highly sought high-pressure and high-throughput biomedical applications.
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- Sara Hassanpour-Tamrin
- Pharmaceutical Production Research Facility, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Center for Bioengineering Research and Education, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Pharmaceutical Production Research Facility, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
- Center for Bioengineering Research and Education, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Callahan N, Tullman J, Kelman Z, Marino J. Strategies for Development of a Next-Generation Protein Sequencing Platform. Trends Biochem Sci 2019; 45:76-89. [PMID: 31676211 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Proteomic analysis can be a critical bottleneck in cellular characterization. The current paradigm relies primarily on mass spectrometry of peptides and affinity reagents (i.e., antibodies), both of which require a priori knowledge of the sample. An unbiased protein sequencing method, with a dynamic range that covers the full range of protein concentrations in proteomes, would revolutionize the field of proteomics, allowing a more facile characterization of novel gene products and subcellular complexes. To this end, several new platforms based on single-molecule protein-sequencing approaches have been proposed. This review summarizes four of these approaches, highlighting advantages, limitations, and challenges for each method towards advancing as a core technology for next-generation protein sequencing.
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- Nicholas Callahan
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA; Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Pinto IF, Soares RRG, Aires‐Barros MR, Chu V, Conde JP, Azevedo AM. Optimizing the Performance of Chromatographic Separations Using Microfluidics: Multiplexed and Quantitative Screening of Ligands and Target Molecules. Biotechnol J 2019; 14:e1800593. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Inês F. Pinto
- INESC Microsistemas e NanotecnologiasIN ‐ Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Rua Alves Redol 9 1000‐029 Lisbon Portugal
- IBB ‐ Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
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- INESC Microsistemas e NanotecnologiasIN ‐ Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Rua Alves Redol 9 1000‐029 Lisbon Portugal
- IBB ‐ Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
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- IBB ‐ Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
- Department of Bioengineering Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
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- INESC Microsistemas e NanotecnologiasIN ‐ Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Rua Alves Redol 9 1000‐029 Lisbon Portugal
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- INESC Microsistemas e NanotecnologiasIN ‐ Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Rua Alves Redol 9 1000‐029 Lisbon Portugal
- Department of Bioengineering Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
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- IBB ‐ Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
- Department of Bioengineering Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049‐001 Lisbon Portugal
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DEP-on-a-Chip: Dielectrophoresis Applied to Microfluidic Platforms. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10060423. [PMID: 31238556 PMCID: PMC6630590 DOI: 10.3390/mi10060423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dielectric particles in a non-uniform electric field are subject to a force caused by a phenomenon called dielectrophoresis (DEP). DEP is a commonly used technique in microfluidics for particle or cell separation. In comparison with other separation methods, DEP has the unique advantage of being label-free, fast, and accurate. It has been widely applied in microfluidics for bio-molecular diagnostics and medical and polymer research. This review introduces the basic theory of DEP, its advantages compared with other separation methods, and its applications in recent years, in particular, focusing on the different electrode types integrated into microfluidic chips, fabrication techniques, and operation principles.
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Andar AU, Deldari S, Gutierrez E, Burgenson D, Al-Adhami M, Gurramkonda C, Tolosa L, Kostov Y, Frey DD, Rao G. Low-cost customizable microscale toolkit for rapid screening and purification of therapeutic proteins. Biotechnol Bioeng 2018; 116:870-881. [PMID: 30450616 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Biopharmaceutical separations require tremendous amounts of optimization to achieve acceptable product purity. Typically, large volumes of reagents and biological materials are needed for testing different parameters, thus adding to the expense of biopharmaceutical process development. This study demonstrates a versatile and customizable microscale column (µCol) for biopharmaceutical separations using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) as an example application to identify key parameters. µCols have excellent precision, efficiency, and reproducibility, can accommodate any affinity, ion-exchange or size-exclusion-based resin and are compatible with any high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. µCols reduce reagent amounts, provide comparable purification performance and high-throughput, and are easy to automate compared with current conventional resin columns. We provide a detailed description of the fabrication methods, resin packing methods, and µCol validation experiments using a conventional HPLC system. Finite element modeling using COMSOL Multiphysics was used to validate the experimental performance of the µCols. In this study, µCols were used for improving the purification achieved for granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) expressed using a cell-free CHO in vitro translation (IVT) system and were compared to a conventional 1 ml IMAC column. Experimental data revealed comparable purity with a 10-fold reduction in the amount of buffer, resin, and purification time for the μCols compared with conventional columns for similar protein yields.
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- Abhay U Andar
- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
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Haghighi F, Talebpour Z, Nezhad AS. Towards fully integrated liquid chromatography on a chip: Evolution and evaluation. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A High Aspect Ratio Bifurcated 128-Microchannel Microfluidic Device for Environmental Monitoring of Explosives. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18051568. [PMID: 29762499 PMCID: PMC5982650 DOI: 10.3390/s18051568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Design and evolution of explosives monitoring and detection platforms to address the challenges of trace level chemical identification have led investigations into the use of intricately designed microfluidic devices. Microfluidic devices are unique tools that possess distinct characteristics that, when designed properly and configured with optical and fluidic components, can produce detection platforms with unmatched performance levels. Herein, we report the design, fabrication and integration of a bifurcated high aspect ratio microfluidic device containing 128 microchannels (40 mm × 40 μm × 250 μm; L × W × H) for explosives detection at trace levels. Aspect ratios measuring >6:1 support improved receptor-target molecule interactions, higher throughput and extremely low limits of detection (LOD). In addition to superior assay sensitivity, the bifurcated microfluidic device provides greater durability and versatility for substrate modification. Using the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the model compound in a fluorescence-based displacement immunoassay, we report LODs for TNT at 10 parts-per-trillion (pptr) using a neutravidin-coated biotinylated anti-TNT microfluidic device. Solution to wall interactions were also simulated in COMSOL Multiphysics to understand fluid flow characteristics. Reynolds numbers were calculated to be 0.27⁻2.45 with a maximum pressure of 1.2 × 10-2 psi.
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Hossan MR, Dutta D, Islam N, Dutta P. Review: Electric field driven pumping in microfluidic device. Electrophoresis 2018; 39:702-731. [PMID: 29130508 PMCID: PMC5832652 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pumping of fluids with precise control is one of the key components in a microfluidic device. The electric field has been used as one of the most popular and efficient nonmechanical pumping mechanism to transport fluids in microchannels from the very early stage of microfluidic technology development. This review presents fundamental physics and theories of the different microscale phenomena that arise due to the application of an electric field in fluids, which can be applied for pumping of fluids in microdevices. Specific mechanisms considered in this report are electroosmosis, AC electroosmosis, AC electrothermal, induced charge electroosmosis, traveling wave dielectrophoresis, and liquid dielectrophoresis. Each phenomenon is discussed systematically with theoretical rigor and role of relevant key parameters are identified for pumping in microdevices. We specifically discussed the electric field driven body force term for each phenomenon using generalized Maxwell stress tensor as well as simplified effective dipole moment based method. Both experimental and theoretical works by several researchers are highlighted in this article for each electric field driven pumping mechanism. The detailed understanding of these phenomena and relevant key parameters are critical for better utilization, modulation, and selection of appropriate phenomenon for efficient pumping in a specific microfluidic application.
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- Mohammad R. Hossan
- Department of Engineering and Physics, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE 68849, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, TX, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Lynch KB, Chen A, Liu S. Miniaturized high-performance liquid chromatography instrumentation. Talanta 2017; 177:94-103. [PMID: 29108588 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Miniaturized high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has attracted increasing attention for its potential in high-throughput analyses and point-of-care applications. In this review we highlight the recent advancements in HPLC system miniaturization. We focus on the major components that constitute these instruments along with their respective advantages and drawbacks as well as present a few representative miniaturized HPLC systems. We discuss briefly some of the applications and also anticipate the future development trends of these instrumental platforms.
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- Kyle B Lynch
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, USA
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Novotný J, Foret F. Fluid manipulation on the micro-scale: Basics of fluid behavior in microfluidics. J Sep Sci 2016; 40:383-394. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Jakub Novotný
- Department of Bioanalytical Instrumentation; Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i; Brno Czech Republic
- Department of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemical Technology; University of Pardubice; Pardubice Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioanalytical Instrumentation; Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i; Brno Czech Republic
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Dugan CE, Grinias JP, Parlee SD, El-Azzouny M, Evans CR, Kennedy RT. Monitoring cell secretions on microfluidic chips using solid-phase extraction with mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 409:169-178. [PMID: 27761614 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9983-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Microfluidics is an enabling technology for both cell biology and chemical analysis. We combine these attributes with a microfluidic device for on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) and mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of secreted metabolites from living cells in culture on the chip. The device was constructed with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and contains a reversibly sealed chamber for perfusing cells. A multilayer design allowed a series of valves to control an on-chip 7.5 μL injection loop downstream of the cell chamber with operation similar to a six-port valve. The valve collects sample and then diverts it to a packed SPE bed that was connected in-line to treat samples prior to MS analysis. The valve allows samples to be collected and injected onto the SPE bed while preventing exposure of cells to added back pressure from the SPE bed and organic solvents needed to elute collected chemicals. Here, cultured murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes were loaded into the cell chamber and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) that were secreted by the cells were monitored by SPE-MS at 30 min intervals. The limit of detection for a palmitoleic acid standard was 1.4 μM. Due to the multiplexed detection capabilities of MS, a variety of NEFAs were detected. Upon stimulation with isoproterenol and forskolin, secretion of select NEFAs was elevated an average of 1.5-fold compared to basal levels. Despite the 30-min delay between sample injections, this device is a step towards a miniaturized system that allows automated monitoring and identification of a variety of molecules in the extracellular environment.
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- Colleen E Dugan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .,Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Lazar IM, Deng J, Smith N. Fast Enzymatic Processing of Proteins for MS Detection with a Flow-through Microreactor. J Vis Exp 2016:e53564. [PMID: 27078683 DOI: 10.3791/53564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The vast majority of mass spectrometry (MS)-based protein analysis methods involve an enzymatic digestion step prior to detection, typically with trypsin. This step is necessary for the generation of small molecular weight peptides, generally with MW < 3,000-4,000 Da, that fall within the effective scan range of mass spectrometry instrumentation. Conventional protocols involve O/N enzymatic digestion at 37 ºC. Recent advances have led to the development of a variety of strategies, typically involving the use of a microreactor with immobilized enzymes or of a range of complementary physical processes that reduce the time necessary for proteolytic digestion to a few minutes (e.g., microwave or high-pressure). In this work, we describe a simple and cost-effective approach that can be implemented in any laboratory for achieving fast enzymatic digestion of a protein. The protein (or protein mixture) is adsorbed on C18-bonded reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) silica particles preloaded in a capillary column, and trypsin in aqueous buffer is infused over the particles for a short period of time. To enable on-line MS detection, the tryptic peptides are eluted with a solvent system with increased organic content directly in the MS ion source. This approach avoids the use of high-priced immobilized enzyme particles and does not necessitate any aid for completing the process. Protein digestion and complete sample analysis can be accomplished in less than ~3 min and ~30 min, respectively.
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Dietze C, Hackl C, Gerhardt R, Seim S, Belder D. Chip-based electrochromatography coupled to ESI-MS detection. Electrophoresis 2016; 37:1345-52. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Claudia Dietze
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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Gupta V, Talebi M, Deverell J, Sandron S, Nesterenko PN, Heery B, Thompson F, Beirne S, Wallace GG, Paull B. 3D printed titanium micro-bore columns containing polymer monoliths for reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 910:84-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lotter C, Heiland JJ, Thurmann S, Mauritz L, Belder D. HPLC-MS with Glass Chips Featuring Monolithically Integrated Electrospray Emitters of Different Geometries. Anal Chem 2016; 88:2856-63. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Carsten Lotter
- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Three-Dimensional Electro-Sonic Flow Focusing Ionization Microfluidic Chip for Mass Spectrometry. MICROMACHINES 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/mi6121463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Feng X, Liu BF, Li J, Liu X. Advances in coupling microfluidic chips to mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2015; 34:535-57. [PMID: 24399782 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Microfluidic technology has shown advantages of low sample consumption, reduced analysis time, high throughput, and potential for integration and automation. Coupling microfluidic chips to mass spectrometry (Chip-MS) can greatly improve the overall analytical performance of MS-based approaches and expand their potential applications. In this article, we review the advances of Chip-MS in the past decade, covering innovations in microchip fabrication, microchips coupled to electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MS. Development of integrated microfluidic systems for automated MS analysis will be further documented, as well as recent applications of Chip-MS in proteomics, metabolomics, cell analysis, and clinical diagnosis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromatography, Liquid/instrumentation
- Chromatography, Liquid/methods
- Electrophoresis, Microchip/instrumentation
- Electrophoresis, Microchip/methods
- Equipment Design
- Humans
- Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
- Lipids/analysis
- Metabolomics/instrumentation
- Metabolomics/methods
- Polysaccharides/analysis
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteomics/instrumentation
- Proteomics/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
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- Xiaojun Feng
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Sharma S, Tolley LT, Tolley HD, Plistil A, Stearns SD, Lee ML. Hand-portable liquid chromatographic instrumentation. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1421:38-47. [PMID: 26592464 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.07.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Over the last four decades, liquid chromatography (LC) has experienced an evolution to smaller columns and particles, new stationary phases and low flow rate instrumentation. However, the development of person-portable LC has not followed, mainly due to difficulties encountered in miniaturizing pumps and detectors, and in reducing solvent consumption. The recent introduction of small, non-splitting pumping systems and UV-absorption detectors for use with capillary columns has finally provided miniaturized instrumentation suitable for high-performance hand-portable LC. Fully integrated microfabricated LC still remains a significant challenge. Ion chromatography (IC) has been successfully miniaturized and applied for field analysis; however, applications are mostly limited to inorganic and small organic ions. This review covers advancements that make possible more rapid expansion of portable forms of LC and IC.
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- Sonika Sharma
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- VICI Valco Instruments, Houston, Texas 77055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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Thurmann S, Lotter C, Heiland JJ, Chankvetadze B, Belder D. Chip-Based High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for High-Speed Enantioseparations. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5568-76. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Sebastian Thurmann
- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department
of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural
Sciences, Tbilisi State University, 0179 Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Millet LJ, Lucheon JD, Standaert RF, Retterer ST, Doktycz MJ. Modular microfluidics for point-of-care protein purifications. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:1799-811. [PMID: 25740172 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc00094g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Biochemical separations are the heart of diagnostic assays and purification methods for biologics. On-chip miniaturization and modularization of separation procedures will enable the development of customized, portable devices for personalized health-care diagnostics and point-of-use production of treatments. In this report, we describe the design and fabrication of miniature ion exchange, size exclusion and affinity chromatography modules for on-chip clean-up of recombinantly-produced proteins. Our results demonstrate that these common separations techniques can be implemented in microfluidic modules with performance comparable to conventional approaches. We introduce embedded 3-D microfluidic interconnects for integrating micro-scale separation modules that can be arranged and reconfigured to suit a variety of fluidic operations or biochemical processes. We demonstrate the utility of the modular approach with a platform for the enrichment of enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) from Escherichia coli lysate through integrated affinity and size-exclusion chromatography modules.
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- L J Millet
- Biological and Nanoscale Systems Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008 MS 6445, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6445, USA.
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Wang W, Gu C, Lynch KB, Lu JJ, Zhang Z, Pu Q, Liu S. High-pressure open-channel on-chip electroosmotic pump for nanoflow high performance liquid chromatography. Anal Chem 2014; 86:1958-64. [PMID: 24495233 PMCID: PMC3982979 DOI: 10.1021/ac4040345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Here, we construct an open-channel on-chip electroosmotic pump capable of generating pressures up to ∼170 bar and flow rates up to ∼500 nL/min, adequate for high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) separations. A great feature of this pump is that a number of its basic pump units can be connected in series to enhance its pumping power; the output pressure is directly proportional to the number of pump units connected. This additive nature is excellent and useful, and no other pumps can work in this fashion. We demonstrate the feasibility of using this pump to perform nanoflow HPLC separations; tryptic digests of bovine serum albumin (BSA), transferrin factor (TF), and human immunoglobulins (IgG) are utilized as exemplary samples. We also compare the performance of our electroosmotic (EO)-driven HPLC with Agilent 1200 HPLC; comparable efficiencies, resolutions, and peak capacities are obtained. Since the pump is based on electroosmosis, it has no moving parts. The common material and process also allow this pump to be integrated with other microfabricated functional components. Development of this high-pressure on-chip pump will have a profound impact on the advancement of lab-on-a-chip devices.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R.
China
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Biscombe CJ, Davidson MR, Harvie DJ. Electrokinetic flow in parallel channels: Circuit modelling for microfluidics and membranes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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He X, Chen Q, Zhang Y, Lin JM. Recent advances in microchip-mass spectrometry for biological analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Min Q, Chen X, Zhang X, Zhu JJ. Tailoring of a TiO2 nanotube array-integrated portable microdevice for efficient on-chip enrichment and isotope labeling of serum phosphopeptides. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:3853-61. [PMID: 23907452 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50548k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Herein we present a gravity-driven microdevice furnished with tunable TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) inside as the separation medium for consecutive on-chip enrichment and isotope labeling of serum phosphopeptides. The 3D tubular architectures of TNAs dramatically enhanced the affinity towards phosphate-containing molecules and also provided a spacious microenvironment for isotope dimethyl labeling reactions. To maximize the efficiency and capacity of the phosphopeptide enrichment, nanoscale tailoring and microscale fabrication were employed for adjusting the TNAs' pore sizes and the channel patterns. The S-shaped microdevice equipped with interior TNAs anodized at 25 V was utilised for consecutive serum processing, and further differential expression analysis of endogenous phosphopeptides between ovarian cancer patients and healthy women. The phosphorylated fibrinogen peptide A (FPA, AD[pS]GEGDFLAEGGGVR) was found to be down-regulated by about 4 times while its isoform (D[pS]GEGDFLAEGGGV) was 2.4-fold up-regulated in the patient specimens. In principle, this nanostructure-embedded model introduced tailor-made bioseparation materials into the microdevice, undoubtedly facilitating the workflow of sample pretreatment and thus assisting the analysis of disease-associated biomolecules in biomedical research.
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- Qianhao Min
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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Recent developments in microfluidic chip-based separation devices coupled to MS for bioanalysis. Bioanalysis 2013; 5:2567-80. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In recent years, the development of microfluidic chip separation devices coupled to MS has dramatically increased for high-throughput bioanalysis. In this review, advances in different types of microfluidic chip separation devices, such as electrophoresis- and LC-based microchips, as well as 2D design of microfluidic chip-based separation devices will be discussed. In addition, the utilization of chip-based separation devices coupled to MS for analyzing peptides/proteins, glycans, drug metabolites and biomarkers for various bioanalytical applications will be evaluated.
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Gao D, Liu H, Jiang Y, Lin JM. Recent advances in microfluidics combined with mass spectrometry: technologies and applications. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:3309-22. [PMID: 23824006 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50449b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Instrument miniaturization is one of the critical issues to improve sensitivity, speed, throughput, and to reduce the cost of analysis. Microfluidics possesses the ability to handle small sample amounts, with minimal concerns related to sample loss and cross-contamination, problems typical for standard fluidic manipulations. Moreover, the native properties of microfluidics provide the potential for high-density, parallel sample processing, and high-throughput analysis. Recently, the coupling of microfluidic devices to mass spectrometry, especially electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), has attracted an increasing interest and produced tremendous achievements. The interfaces between microfluidics and mass spectrometry are one of the primary focused problems. In this review, we summarize the latest achievements since 2008 in the field of the technologies and applications in the combining of microfluidics with ESI-MS and MALDI-MS. The integration of several analytical functions on a microfluidic device such as sample pretreatment and separations before sample introduction into the mass spectrometer is also discussed.
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- Dan Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Lazar IM, Kabulski JL. Microfluidic LC device with orthogonal sample extraction for on-chip MALDI-MS detection. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:2055-65. [PMID: 23592150 PMCID: PMC4123744 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50190f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A microfluidic device that enables on-chip matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) detection for liquid chromatography (LC) separations is described. The device comprises an array of functional elements to carry out LC separations, integrates a novel microchip-MS interface to facilitate the orthogonal transposition of the microfluidic LC channel into an array of reservoirs, and enables sensitive MALDI-MS detection directly from the chip. Essentially, the device provides a snapshot MALDI-MS map of the content of the separation channel present on the chip. The detection of proteins with biomarker potential from MCF10A breast epithelial cell extracts, and detection limits in the low fmol range, are demonstrated. In addition, the design of the novel LC-MALDI-MS chip entices the promotion of a new concept for performing sample separations within the limited time-frame that accompanies the dead-volume of a separation channel.
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- Iulia M Lazar
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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BACKGROUND Microfluidic technology emerges as a convenient route to applying automated and reliable assays in a high-throughput manner with low cost. OBJECTIVE This review aims to answer questions related to the capabilities and potential applications of microfluidic assays that can benefit the drug development process and extends an outlook on its future trends. METHODS This article reviews recent publications in the field of microfluidics, with an emphasis on novel applications for drug development. RESULTS/CONCLUSION Microfluidics affords unique capabilities in sample preparation and separation, combinatorial synthesis and array formation, and incorporating nanotechnology for more functionalities. The pharmaceutical industry, facing challenges from limited productivity and accelerated competition, can thus greatly benefit from applying new microfluidic assays in various drug development stages, from target screening and lead optimization to absorption distribution metabolism elimination and toxicity studies in preclinical evaluations, diagnostics in clinical trials and drug formulation and manufacturing process optimization.
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- Yuan Wen
- The Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 140 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA +1 614 2926611 ; +1 614 2923769 ;
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Cubillas AM, Unterkofler S, Euser TG, Etzold BJM, Jones AC, Sadler PJ, Wasserscheid P, Russell PSJ. Photonic crystal fibres for chemical sensing and photochemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:8629-48. [PMID: 23753016 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60128e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Ana M Cubillas
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Guenther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bldg. 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Xia L, Dutta D. A Microchip Device for Enhancing Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Using Pressure-Driven Backflow. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10058-63. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302530y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ling Xia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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Adler B, Boström T, Ekström S, Hober S, Laurell T. Miniaturized and Automated High-Throughput Verification of Proteins in the ISET Platform with MALDI MS. Anal Chem 2012; 84:8663-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac3017983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Belinda Adler
- Department of Measurement Technology
and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Division of Nanobiotechnology, Lund University, Box 118, SE-211 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Proteomics, School
of Biotechnology, AlbaNova University Center, KTH, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology
and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Division of Nanobiotechnology, Lund University, Box 118, SE-211 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Proteomics, School
of Biotechnology, AlbaNova University Center, KTH, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Measurement Technology
and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Division of Nanobiotechnology, Lund University, Box 118, SE-211 00 Lund, Sweden
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Valveless gated injection for microfluidic chip-based liquid chromatography system with polymer monolithic column. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1246:123-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lin SL, Bai HY, Lin TY, Fuh MR. Microfluidic chip-based liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for determination of small molecules in bioanalytical applications. Electrophoresis 2012; 33:635-43. [PMID: 22451056 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The development and integration of microfabricated liquid chromatography (LC) microchips have increased dramatically in the last decade due to the needs of enhanced sensitivity and rapid analysis as well as the rising concern on reducing environmental impacts of chemicals used in various types of chemical and biochemical analyses. Recent development of microfluidic chip-based LC mass spectrometry (chip-based LC-MS) has played an important role in proteomic research for high throughput analysis. To date, the use of chip-based LC-MS for determination of small molecules, such as biomarkers, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and drugs of abuse and their metabolites, in clinical and pharmaceutical applications has not been thoroughly investigated. This mini-review summarizes the utilization of commercial chip-based LC-MS systems for determination of small molecules in bioanalytical applications, including drug metabolites and disease/tumor-associated biomarkers in clinical samples as well as adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion studies of APIs in drug discovery and development. The different types of commercial chip-based interfaces for LC-MS analysis are discussed first and followed by applications of chip-based LC-MS on biological samples as well as the comparison with other LC-MS techniques.
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- Shu-Ling Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Soe AK, Nahavandi S, Khoshmanesh K. Neuroscience goes on a chip. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 35:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Zhu KY, Leung KW, Ting AKL, Wong ZCF, Ng WYY, Choi RCY, Dong TTX, Wang T, Lau DTW, Tsim KWK. Microfluidic chip based nano liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of abused drugs and metabolites in human hair. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 402:2805-15. [PMID: 22281681 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5711-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 12/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A microfluidic chip based nano-HPLC coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (nano-HPLC-Chip-MS/MS) has been developed for simultaneous measurement of abused drugs and metabolites: cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, norcocaine, morphine, codeine, 6-acetylmorphine, phencyclidine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA, MDEA, and methadone in the hair of drug abusers. The microfluidic chip was fabricated by laminating polyimide films and it integrated an enrichment column, an analytical column and a nanospray tip. Drugs were extracted from hairs by sonication, and the chromatographic separation was achieved in 15 min. The drug identification and quantification criteria were fulfilled by the triple quardropule tandem mass spectrometry. The linear regression analysis was calibrated by deuterated internal standards with all of the R(2) at least over 0.993. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) were from 0.1 to 0.75 and 0.2 to 1.25 pg/mg, respectively. The validation parameters including selectivity, accuracy, precision, stability, and matrix effect were also evaluated here. In conclusion, the developed sample preparation method coupled with the nano-HPLC-Chip-MS/MS method was able to reveal the presence of drugs in hairs from the drug abusers, with the enhanced sensitivity, compared with the conventional HPLC-MS/MS.
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- Kevin Y Zhu
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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Kutter JP. Liquid phase chromatography on microchips. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1221:72-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Daneyko A, Khirevich S, Höltzel A, Seidel-Morgenstern A, Tallarek U. From random sphere packings to regular pillar arrays: Effect of the macroscopic confinement on hydrodynamic dispersion. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:8231-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dutta D, Ramsey JM. A microfluidic device for performing pressure-driven separations. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:3081-3088. [PMID: 21789335 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20329k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Microchannels in microfluidic devices are frequently chemically modified to introduce specific functional elements or operational modalities. In this work, we describe a miniaturized hydraulic pump created by coating selective channels in a glass microfluidic manifold with a polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) that alters the surface charge of the substrate. Pressure-driven flow is generated due to a mismatch in the electroosmotic flow (EOF) rates induced upon the application of an electric field to a tee channel junction that has one arm coated with a positively charged PEM and the other arm left uncoated in its native state. In this design, the channels that generate the hydraulic pressure are interconnected via the third arm of the tee to a field-free analysis channel for performing pressure-driven separations. We have also shown that modifications in the cross-sectional area of the channels in the pumping unit can enhance the hydrodynamic flow through the separation section of the manifold. The integrated device has been demonstrated by separating Coumarin dyes in the field-free analysis channel using open-channel liquid chromatography under pressure-driven flow conditions.
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- Debashis Dutta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA
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Sun X, Kelly RT, Tang K, Smith RD. Membrane-based emitter for coupling microfluidics with ultrasensitive nanoelectrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2011; 83:5797-803. [PMID: 21657269 PMCID: PMC3139426 DOI: 10.1021/ac200960h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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An integrated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membrane-based microfluidic emitter for high-performance nanoelectrospray ionization mass spectrometry has been fabricated and evaluated. The ∼100-μm-thick emitter was created by cutting a PDMS membrane that protrudes beyond the bulk substrate. The reduced surface area at the emitter enhances the electric field and reduces wetting of the surface by the electrospray solvent. As such, the emitter enables highly stable electrosprays at flow rates as low as 10 nL/min and is compatible with electrospray solvents containing a large organic component (e.g., 90% methanol). This approach enables facile emitter construction and provides excellent stability, reproducibility, and sensitivity as well as compatibility with multilayer soft lithography.
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- Xuefei Sun
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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Teisseyre TZ, Urban J, Halpern-Manners NW, Chambers SD, Bajaj VS, Svec F, Pines A. Remotely Detected NMR for the Characterization of Flow and Fast Chromatographic Separations Using Organic Polymer Monoliths. Anal Chem 2011; 83:6004-10. [DOI: 10.1021/ac2010108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Thomas Z. Teisseyre
- Program in Bioengineering, University of California—Berkeley and University of California—San Francisco, California 94133, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Program in Bioengineering, University of California—Berkeley and University of California—San Francisco, California 94133, United States
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Lavrik N, Taylor L, Sepaniak M. Nanotechnology and chip level systems for pressure driven liquid chromatography and emerging analytical separation techniques: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 694:6-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2011] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fang WF, Hsu MH, Chen YT, Yang JT. Characterization of microfluidic mixing and reaction in microchannels via analysis of cross-sectional patterns. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2011; 5:14111. [PMID: 21503162 PMCID: PMC3078154 DOI: 10.1063/1.3571495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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For the diagnosis of biochemical reactions, the investigation of microflow behavior, and the confirmation of simulation results in microfluidics, experimentally quantitative measurements are indispensable. To characterize the mixing and reaction of fluids in microchannel devices, we propose a mixing quality index (M(qi)) to quantify the cross-sectional patterns (also called mixing patterns) of fluids, captured with a confocal-fluorescence microscope (CFM). The operating parameters of the CFM for quantification were carefully tested. We analyzed mixing patterns, flow advection, and mass exchange of fluids in the devices with overlapping channels of two kinds. The mixing length of the two devices derived from the analysis of M(qi) is demonstrated to be more precise than that estimated with a commonly applied method of blending dye liquors. By means of fluorescence resonance-energy transfer (FRET), we monitored the hybridization of two complementary oligonucleotides (a FRET pair) in the devices. The captured patterns reveal that hybridization is a progressive process along the downstream channel. The FRET reaction and the hybridization period were characterized through quantification of the reaction patterns. This analytical approach is a promising diagnostic tool that is applicable to the real-time analysis of biochemical and chemical reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), catalytic, or synthetic processes in microfluidic devices.
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- Wei-Feng Fang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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He C, Lu JJ, Jia Z, Wang W, Wang X, Dasgupta PK, Liu S. Flow batteries for microfluidic networks: configuring an electroosmotic pump for nonterminal positions. Anal Chem 2011; 83:2430-3. [PMID: 21375230 DOI: 10.1021/ac200156s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A micropump provides flow and pressure for a lab-on-chip device, just as a battery supplies current and voltage for an electronic system. Numerous micropumps have been developed, but none is as versatile as a battery. One cannot easily insert a micropump into a nonterminal position of a fluidic line without affecting the rest of the fluidic system, and one cannot simply connect several micropumps in series to enhance the pressure output, etc. In this work we develop a flow battery (or pressure power supply) to address this issue. A flow battery consists of a +EOP (in which the liquid flows in the same direction as the field gradient) and a -EOP (in which the liquid flows opposite to the electric field gradient), and the outlet of the +EOP is directly connected to the inlet of the -EOP. An external high voltage is applied to this outlet-inlet joint via a short gel-filled capillary that allows ions but not bulk liquid flow, while the +EOP's inlet and the -EOP's outlet (the flow battery's inlet and outlet) are grounded. This flow battery can be deployed anywhere in a fluidic network without electrically affecting the rest of the system. Several flow batteries can be connected in series to enhance the pressure output to drive HPLC separations. In a fluidic system powered by flow batteries, a hydraulic equivalent of Ohm's law can be applied to analyze system pressures and flow rates.
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Cortes DF, Kabulski JL, Lazar AC, Lazar IM. Recent advances in the MS analysis of glycoproteins: Capillary and microfluidic workflows. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:14-29. [PMID: 21171110 PMCID: PMC3717299 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent developments in bioanalytical instrumentation, MS detection, and computational data analysis approaches have provided researchers with capabilities for interrogating the complex cellular glycoproteome, to help gain a better insight into the cellular and physiological processes that are associated with a disease and to facilitate the efforts centered on identifying disease-specific biomarkers. This review describes the progress achieved in the characterization of protein glycosylation by using advanced capillary and microfluidic MS technologies. The major steps involved in large-scale glycoproteomic analysis approaches are discussed, with special emphasis given to workflows that have evolved around complex MS detection functions. In addition, quantitative analysis strategies are assessed, and the bioinformatics aspects of glycoproteomic data processing are summarized. The developments in commercial and custom fabricated microfluidic front-end platforms to ESI- and MALDI-MS instrumentation, for addressing major challenges in carbohydrate analysis such as sensitivity, throughput, and ability to perform structural characterization, are further evaluated and illustrated with relevant examples.
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- Diego F. Cortes
- Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington St. Bio II/283, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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- Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington St. Bio II/283, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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- Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington St. Bio II/283, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington St. Bio II/283, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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