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Abstract
Open microfluidic capillary systems are a rapidly evolving branch of microfluidics where fluids are manipulated by capillary forces in channels lacking physical walls on all sides. Typical channel geometries include grooves, rails, or beams and complex systems with multiple air-liquid interfaces. Removing channel walls allows access for retrieval (fluid sampling) and addition (pipetting reagents or adding objects like tissue scaffolds) at any point in the channel; the entire channel becomes a "device-to-world" interface, whereas such interfaces are limited to device inlets and outlets in traditional closed-channel microfluidics. Open microfluidic capillary systems are simple to fabricate and reliable to operate. Prototyping methods (e.g., 3D printing) and manufacturing methods (e.g., injection molding) can be used seamlessly, accelerating development. This Perspective highlights fundamentals of open microfluidic capillary systems including unique advantages, design considerations, fabrication methods, and analytical considerations for flow; device features that can be combined to create a "toolbox" for fluid manipulation; and applications in biology, diagnostics, chemistry, sensing, and biphasic applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erwin Berthier
- University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
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Ou X, He M, Chen B, Wang H, Hu B. Microfluidic array surface ion-imprinted monolithic capillary microextraction chip on-line hyphenated with ICP-MS for the high throughput analysis of gadolinium in human body fluids. Analyst 2019; 144:2736-2745. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an02057d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A novel method by hyphenating chip-based array ion-imprinted monolithic capillary microextraction with ICP-MS was proposed for the online analysis of trace Gd in biological samples.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaoxiao Ou
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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Shirai A, Nakashima K, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Development of a single-step immunoassay microdevice based on a graphene oxide-containing hydrogel possessing fluorescence quenching and size separation functions. Analyst 2018; 142:472-477. [PMID: 28091627 DOI: 10.1039/c6an02485h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An immunoassay, which is an indispensable analytical method both in biological research and in medical fields was successfully integrated into a "single-step" by developing a microdevice composed of a graphene oxide (GO)-containing hydrogel and a poly (dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microchannel array with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating containing a fluorescently-labelled antibody. Here we used 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) as a monomer that is easily, and homogeneously, mixed with GO to synthesize the hydrogel. The fluorescence quenching and size separation functions were then optimized by controlling the ratios of HEMA and GO. Free fluorescently-labelled antibody was successfully separated from the immunoreaction mixture by the hydrogel network structure, and the fluorescence was subsequently quenched by GO. In comparison to the previously reported immunoassay system using GO, the present system achieved a very high fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) efficiency (∼90%), due to the use of direct adsorption of the fluorescently-labelled antibody to the GO surface; in contrast, the former reported method relied on indirect adsorption of the fluorescently-labelled antibody via immunocomplex formation at the GO surface. Finally, the single-step immunoassay microdevice was made by combining the developed hydrogel and the PDMS microchannel with a coating containing the fluorescently-labelled antibody, and successfully applied for the single-step analysis of IgM levels in diluted human serum by simple introduction of the sample via capillary action.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akihiro Shirai
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.
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Shirai A, Henares TG, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Fast and single-step immunoassay based on fluorescence quenching within a square glass capillary immobilizing graphene oxide-antibody conjugate and fluorescently labelled antibody. Analyst 2018; 141:3389-94. [PMID: 27127806 DOI: 10.1039/c5an02637g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A single-step, easy-to-use, and fast capillary-type immunoassay device composed of a polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating containing two kinds of antibody-reagents, including an antibody-graphene oxide conjugate and fluorescently labelled antibody, was developed in this study. The working principle involved the spontaneous dissolution of the PEG coating, diffusion of reagents, and subsequent immunoreaction, triggered by the capillary action-mediated introduction of a sample solution. In a sample solution containing the target antigen, two types of antibody reagents form a sandwich-type antigen-antibody complex and fluorescence quenching takes place via fluorescence resonance energy transfer between the labelled fluorescent molecules and graphene oxide. Antigen concentration can be measured based on the decrease in fluorescence intensity. An antigen concentration-dependent response was obtained for the model target protein sample (human IgG, 0.2-10 μg mL(-1)). The present method can shorten the reaction time to within 1 min (approximately 40 s), while conventional methods using the same reagents require reaction times of approximately 20 min because of the large reaction scale. The proposed method is one of the fastest immunoassays ever reported. Finally, the present device was used to measure human IgG in diluted serum samples to demonstrate that this method can be used for fast medical diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akihiro Shirai
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho Nakaku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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Sanuki R, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Double Sweeping: Highly Effective Sample Preconcentration Using Cationic and Anionic Micelles and Its Application to a Multiple Enzyme Activity Assay. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6505-6512. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ryota Sanuki
- Department of Applied
Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku,
Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied
Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku,
Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied
Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku,
Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied
Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku,
Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Sueyoshi K, Nogawa Y, Sugawara K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Highly Sensitive and Multiple Enzyme Activity Assay Using Reagent-release Capillary-Isoelectric Focusing with Rhodamine 110-based Substrates. ANAL SCI 2016; 31:1155-61. [PMID: 26561260 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.31.1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
In this study, a simple and highly sensitive enzyme activity assay based on reagent-release capillary-isoelectric focusing is described. Reagent-release capillaries containing a fluorescent substrate, which produces fluorescent products possessing an isoelectric point after reaction with enzymes, provides a simple procedure. This is because it allows to spontaneously inject a sample solution into the capillary by capillary action, mixing reagents, and subsequently concentrating the fluorescent products based on isoelectric focusing. Fluorescent rhodamine 110 and its monoamide derivative, which were generated as a final product and an intermediate, respectively, were then focused and separated by reagent-release capillary-isoelectric focusing. After 30 min of enzyme reactions, two focused fluorescent bands were clearly isolated along the prepared capillaries. Employing the focused band of rhodamine 110 monoamide allowed for highly sensitive detection of enzyme activity in the 10 pg mL(-1) order, while that of the conventional assay using a microplate was in the ng mL(-1) order. Furthermore, arraying reagent-release capillaries of different substrates on a chip allowed for simultaneous multi-assay of enzyme activity with good sensitivity in the pg mL(-1) order for each protein.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kenji Sueyoshi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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SUEYOSHI K, MIYAHARA Y, ENDO T, HISAMOTO H. A Simple and Rapid Immunoassay Based on Microchip Electrophoresis Using a Reagent-Release Cartridge. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2016. [DOI: 10.15583/jpchrom.2015.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kenji SUEYOSHI
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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Mross S, Pierrat S, Zimmermann T, Kraft M. Microfluidic enzymatic biosensing systems: A review. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 70:376-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Funano SI, Sugahara M, Henares TG, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. A single-step enzyme immunoassay capillary sensor composed of functional multilayer coatings for the diagnosis of marker proteins. Analyst 2015; 140:1459-65. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an01781a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A single-step, easy-to-use enzyme immunoassay capillary sensor, composed of substrate-immobilized hydrophobic coating, hydrogel coating, and soluble coating containing an enzyme-labeled antibody, was developed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shun-ichi Funano
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City
- Japan
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Ishimoto T, Jigawa K, Henares TG, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Efficient immobilization of the enzyme and substrate for a single-step caspase-3 inhibitor assay using a combinable PDMS capillary sensor array. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra46976j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Caspase-3 inhibitor assay was successfully integrated into “single-step” by solving the problem of low-activity enzyme immobilization by using a combinable poly(dimethylsiloxane) capillary (CPC) sensor.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tadashi Ishimoto
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Sakai City, Japan
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HENARES TG, FUNANO SI, SUEYOSHI K, ENDO T, HISAMOTO H. Advancements in Capillary-Assembled Microchip (CAs-CHIP) Development for Multiple Analyte Sensing and Microchip Electrophoresis. ANAL SCI 2014; 30:7-15. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.30.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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Wakayama H, Henares TG, Jigawa K, Funano SI, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Design of a single-step immunoassay principle based on the combination of an enzyme-labeled antibody release coating and a hydrogel copolymerized with a fluorescent enzyme substrate in a microfluidic capillary device. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:4304-4307. [PMID: 24064761 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50775k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A combination of an enzyme-labeled antibody release coating and a novel fluorescent enzyme substrate-copolymerized hydrogel in a microchannel for a single-step, no-wash microfluidic immunoassay is demonstrated. This hydrogel discriminates the free enzyme-conjugated antibody from an antigen-enzyme-conjugated antibody immunocomplex based on the difference in molecular size. A selective and sensitive immunoassay, with 10-1000 ng mL(-1) linear range, is reported.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hideki Wakayama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai City, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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Funano SI, Henares TG, Kurata M, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Capillary-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for highly sensitive detection of thrombin-cleaved osteopontin in plasma. Anal Biochem 2013; 440:137-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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