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Frempong SB, Salbreiter M, Mostafapour S, Pistiki A, Bocklitz TW, Rösch P, Popp J. Illuminating the Tiny World: A Navigation Guide for Proper Raman Studies on Microorganisms. Molecules 2024; 29:1077. [PMID: 38474589 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Raman spectroscopy is an emerging method for the identification of bacteria. Nevertheless, a lot of different parameters need to be considered to establish a reliable database capable of identifying real-world samples such as medical or environmental probes. In this review, the establishment of such reliable databases with the proper design in microbiological Raman studies is demonstrated, shining a light into all the parts that require attention. Aspects such as the strain selection, sample preparation and isolation requirements, the phenotypic influence, measurement strategies, as well as the statistical approaches for discrimination of bacteria, are presented. Furthermore, the influence of these aspects on spectra quality, result accuracy, and read-out are discussed. The aim of this review is to serve as a guide for the design of microbiological Raman studies that can support the establishment of this method in different fields.
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- Sandra Baaba Frempong
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance-Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance-Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance-Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Saulnier J, Jose C, Lagarde F. Electrochemical techniques for label-free and early detection of growing microbial cells and biofilms. Bioelectrochemistry 2024; 155:108587. [PMID: 37839250 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Over the past decades, the misuse or abuse of antimicrobial agents to prevent and/or control infections has led to increased resistance of microbes to treatments, and antimicrobial resistance is now a subject of major global concern. In some cases, microbes possess the capacity to attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces, and to produce a protective polymeric matrix, forming biofilms of higher resistance and virulence compared to planktonic forms. To avoid further excessive and inappropriate use of antimicrobials, and to propose new effective treatments, it is very important to detect planktonic microbes and microbial biofilms in their early growth stage and at the point of need. In this review, we provide an overview of currently available electrochemical techniques, in particular impedimetric and voltamperometric methods, highlighting recent advances in the field and illustrating with examples in antibiotic susceptibility testing and microbial biofilm monitoring.
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- Joelle Saulnier
- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institute of Analytical Sciences, CNRS, 5 rue de la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institute of Analytical Sciences, CNRS, 5 rue de la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institute of Analytical Sciences, CNRS, 5 rue de la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.
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Nasir NSA, Deivasigamani R, Wee MFMR, Hamzah AA, Zaid MHM, Rahim MKA, Kayani AA, Abdulhameed A, Buyong MR. Protein Albumin Manipulation and Electrical Quantification of Molecular Dielectrophoresis Responses for Biomedical Applications. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13081308. [PMID: 36014230 PMCID: PMC9415755 DOI: 10.3390/mi13081308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Research relating to dielectrophoresis (DEP) has been progressing rapidly through time as it is a strong and controllable technique for manipulation, separation, preconcentration, and partitioning of protein. Extensive studies have been carried out on protein DEP, especially on Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). However, these studies involve the usage of dye and fluorescent probes to observe DEP responses as the physical properties of protein albumin molecular structure are translucent. The use of dye and the fluorescent probe could later affect the protein's physiology. In this article, we review three methods of electrical quantification of DEP responses: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and capacitance measurement for protein BSA DEP manipulation. The correlation of these methods with DEP responses is further discussed. Based on the observations on capacitance measurement, it can be deduced that the electrical quantifying method is reliable for identifying DEP responses. Further, the possibility of manipulating the protein and electrically quantifying DEP responses while retaining the original physiology of the protein and without the usage of dye or fluorescent probe is discussed.
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- Nur Shahira Abdul Nasir
- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Petroleum, Hadhramout University, Al-Mukalla 50512, Hadhramout, Yemen
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-12-385-2713
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Birkholz M, Malti DE, Hartmann S, Neubauer P. Separation of Heterotrophic Microalgae Crypthecodinium cohnii by Dielectrophoresis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:855035. [PMID: 35677299 PMCID: PMC9169251 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.855035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Microalgae constitute an abundant source of poly-unsaturated fatty acids which are applied in various biotechnological fields such as pharmaceuticals and food supplement. Separating microalgae cells with respect to their lipid content would establish a relevant at-line analytical technique. The present study demonstrates an electrical approach for the separation of the lipid-producing microalgae Crypthecodinium cohnii using the effect of dielectrophoresis (DEP) in a microfluidic flow cell. Microalgae were cultivated for 8 days, while cell growth was characterized by optical density, dry cell weight, glucose concentration and lipid content via fluorescence microscopy. The size distribution of cells during cultivation was thoroughly investigated, since the DEP force scales with cell volume, but also depends on lipid content via cell electrophysiological constants. Thus, the challenge was to deconvolute one separation effect from the other, while the electrical cell constants of C. cohnii are not known yet. The DEP-dependent separation was realized by slanted top-bottom electrodes with the flowing cell suspension between them. Turning on the voltage deflected the cells from their initial path as determined by the streaming and thus changed their direction of flow. The separation efficiency of DEP was tested for various electrical field strengths and its performance was determined by quantitative analysis of optical and fluorescence videos. It could be shown for all size groups that the most lipid-containing cells were always subject to DEP separation and that the method is thus not only suitable for process analysis, but also for strain selection of the most productive cell lines.
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- Mario Birkholz
- IHP—Leibniz-Institut für Innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt, Germany
- *Correspondence: Mario Birkholz,
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Tang D, Jiang L, Tang W, Xiang N, Ni Z. Cost-effective portable microfluidic impedance cytometer for broadband impedance cell analysis based on viscoelastic focusing. Talanta 2022; 242:123274. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Experimental Verification of Dielectric Models with a Capacitive Wheatstone Bridge Biosensor for Living Cells: E. coli. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22072441. [PMID: 35408055 PMCID: PMC9002767 DOI: 10.3390/s22072441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Detection of bioparticles is of great importance in electrophoresis, identification of biomass sources, food and water safety, and other areas. It requires a proper model to describe bioparticles' electromagnetic characteristics. A numerical study of Escherichia coli bacteria during their functional activity was carried out by using two different geometrical models for the cells that considered the bacteria as layered ellipsoids and layered spheres. It was concluded that during cell duplication, the change in the dielectric permittivity of the cell is high enough to be measured at radio frequencies of the order of 50 kHz. An experimental setup based on the capacitive Wheatstone bridge was designed to measure relative changes in permittivity during cell division. In this way, the theoretical model was validated by measuring the dielectric permittivity changes in a cell culture of Escherichia coli ATTC 8739 from WDCM 00012 Vitroids. The spheroidal model was confirmed to be more accurate.
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Saez J, Catalan-Carrio R, Owens RM, Basabe-Desmonts L, Benito-Lopez F. Microfluidics and materials for smart water monitoring: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1186:338392. [PMID: 34756264 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Water quality monitoring of drinking, waste, fresh and seawaters is of great importance to ensure safety and wellbeing for humans, fauna and flora. Researchers are developing robust water monitoring microfluidic devices but, the delivery of a cost-effective, commercially available platform has not yet been achieved. Conventional water monitoring is mainly based on laboratory instruments or sophisticated and expensive handheld probes for on-site analysis, both requiring trained personnel and being time-consuming. As an alternative, microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool with the capacity to replace conventional analytical systems. Nevertheless, microfluidic devices largely use conventional pumps and valves for operation and electronics for sensing, that increment the dimensions and cost of the final platforms, reducing their commercialization perspectives. In this review, we critically analyze the characteristics of conventional microfluidic devices for water monitoring, focusing on different water sources (drinking, waste, fresh and seawaters), and their application in commercial products. Moreover, we introduce the revolutionary concept of using functional materials such as hydrogels, poly(ionic liquid) hydrogels and ionogels as alternatives to conventional fluidic handling and sensing tools, for water monitoring in microfluidic devices.
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- Janire Saez
- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, BIOMICs Microfluidics Group, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, BIOMICs Microfluidics Group, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Basque Foundation for Science, IKERBASQUE, Spain; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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- Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Analytical Microsystems & Materials for Lab-on-a-Chip (AMMa-LOAC), Group, Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Microfluidics Cluster UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain.
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Tai YH, Lo SC, Montagne K, Tsai PC, Liao CC, Wang SH, Chin IS, Xing D, Ho YL, Huang NT, Wei PK, Delaunay JJ. Enhancing Raman signals from bacteria using dielectrophoretic force between conductive lensed fiber and black silicon. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 191:113463. [PMID: 34198171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An osmium-coated lensed fiber (OLF) probe combined with a silver-coated black silicon (SBS) substrate was used to generate a dielectrophoretic (DEP) force that traps bacteria and enables Raman signal detection from bacteria. The lensed fiber coated with a 2-nm osmium layer was used as an electrode for the DEP force and also as a lens to excite Raman signals. The black silicon coated with a 150-nm silver layer was used both as the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate and the counter electrode. The enhanced Raman signal was collected by the same OLF probe and further analyzed with a spectrometer. For Raman measurements, a drop of bacterial suspension was placed between the OLF probe and the SBS substrate. By controlling the frequency of an AC voltage on the OLF probe and SBS substrate, a DEP force at 1 MHz concentrated bacteria on the SBS surface and removed the unbound micro-objects in the solution at 1 kHz. A bacteria concentration of 6 × 104 CFU/mL (colony forming units per mL) could be identified in less than 15 min, using a volume of only 1 μL, by recording the variation of the Raman peak at 740 cm-1.
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- Yi-Hsin Tai
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan; Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
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Hakim KS, Lapizco-Encinas BH. Analysis of microorganisms with nonlinear electrokinetic microsystems. Electrophoresis 2021; 42:588-604. [PMID: 33151541 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nonlinear electrokinetics (EK), specifically electrophoresis of the second kind, dielectrophoresis (DEP) and electrorotation (EROT), have gained significant interest recently for their flexibility and labeless discriminant manner of operation. The current applications of these technologies are a clear advancement from what they were when first discovered, but also still show strong signs of future growth. The present review article presents a discussion of the current uses of microscale nonlinear EK technologies as analytical, sensing, and purification tools for microorganisms. The discussion is focused on some of the latest discoveries with various nonlinear EK microfluidic techniques, such as DEP particle trapping and EROT for particle assessments, for the analysis of microorganisms ranging from viruses to parasites. Along the way, special focus was given to key research articles from within the past two years to provide the most up-to-date knowledge on the current state-of-the-art within the field of microscale EK, and from there, an outlook on where the future of the field is headed is also included.
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- Kel S Hakim
- Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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Han CH, Jang J. Integrated microfluidic platform with electrohydrodynamic focusing and a carbon-nanotube-based field-effect transistor immunosensor for continuous, selective, and label-free quantification of bacteria. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:184-195. [PMID: 33283832 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00783h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrokinetic technologies such as AC electro-osmosis (EO) and dielectrophoresis (DEP) have been used for effective manipulation of bacteria to enhance the sensitivity of an assay, and many previously reported electrokinetics-enhanced biosensors are based on stagnant fluids. An effective region for positive DEP for particle capture is usually too close to the electrode for the flowing particles to move toward the detection zone of a biosensor against the flow direction; this poses a technical challenge for electrokinetics-assisted biosensors implemented within pressure-driven flows, especially if the particles flow with high speed and if the detection zone is small. Here, we present a microfluidic single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based field-effect transistor immunosensor with electrohydrodynamic (EHD) focusing and DEP concentration for continuous and label-free detection of flowing Staphylococcus aureus in a 0.01× phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution. The EHD focusing involved AC EO and negative DEP to align the flowing particles along lines close to the bottom surface of a microfluidic channel for facilitating particle capture downstream at the detection zone. For feasibility, 380 nm-diameter fluorescent beads suspended in 0.001× PBS were tested, and 14.6 times more beads were observed to be concentrated in the detection area with EHD focusing. Moreover, label-free, continuous, and selective measurement of S. aureus in 0.01× PBS was demonstrated, showing good linearity between the relative changes in electrical conductance of the SWCNTs and logarithmic S. aureus concentrations, a capture/detection time of 35 min, and a limit of detection of 150 CFU mL-1, as well as high specificity through electrical manipulation and biological interaction.
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- Chang-Ho Han
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Ortseifen V, Viefhues M, Wobbe L, Grünberger A. Microfluidics for Biotechnology: Bridging Gaps to Foster Microfluidic Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:589074. [PMID: 33282849 PMCID: PMC7691494 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.589074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Microfluidics and novel lab-on-a-chip applications have the potential to boost biotechnological research in ways that are not possible using traditional methods. Although microfluidic tools were increasingly used for different applications within biotechnology in recent years, a systematic and routine use in academic and industrial labs is still not established. For many years, absent innovative, ground-breaking and “out-of-the-box” applications have been made responsible for the missing drive to integrate microfluidic technologies into fundamental and applied biotechnological research. In this review, we highlight microfluidics’ offers and compare them to the most important demands of the biotechnologists. Furthermore, a detailed analysis in the state-of-the-art use of microfluidics within biotechnology was conducted exemplarily for four emerging biotechnological fields that can substantially benefit from the application of microfluidic systems, namely the phenotypic screening of cells, the analysis of microbial population heterogeneity, organ-on-a-chip approaches and the characterisation of synthetic co-cultures. The analysis resulted in a discussion of potential “gaps” that can be responsible for the rare integration of microfluidics into biotechnological studies. Our analysis revealed six major gaps, concerning the lack of interdisciplinary communication, mutual knowledge and motivation, methodological compatibility, technological readiness and missing commercialisation, which need to be bridged in the future. We conclude that connecting microfluidics and biotechnology is not an impossible challenge and made seven suggestions to bridge the gaps between those disciplines. This lays the foundation for routine integration of microfluidic systems into biotechnology research procedures.
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- Vera Ortseifen
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology/CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Faculty of Physics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology/CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Çağlayan Z, Demircan Yalçın Y, Külah H. A Prominent Cell Manipulation Technique in BioMEMS: Dielectrophoresis. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:E990. [PMID: 33153069 PMCID: PMC7693018 DOI: 10.3390/mi11110990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BioMEMS, the biological and biomedical applications of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), has attracted considerable attention in recent years and has found widespread applications in disease detection, advanced diagnosis, therapy, drug delivery, implantable devices, and tissue engineering. One of the most essential and leading goals of the BioMEMS and biosensor technologies is to develop point-of-care (POC) testing systems to perform rapid prognostic or diagnostic tests at a patient site with high accuracy. Manipulation of particles in the analyte of interest is a vital task for POC and biosensor platforms. Dielectrophoresis (DEP), the induced movement of particles in a non-uniform electrical field due to polarization effects, is an accurate, fast, low-cost, and marker-free manipulation technique. It has been indicated as a promising method to characterize, isolate, transport, and trap various particles. The aim of this review is to provide fundamental theory and principles of DEP technique, to explain its importance for the BioMEMS and biosensor fields with detailed references to readers, and to identify and exemplify the application areas in biosensors and POC devices. Finally, the challenges faced in DEP-based systems and the future prospects are discussed.
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- Zeynep Çağlayan
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Z.Ç.); (Y.D.Y.)
- METU MEMS Research and Application Center, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Z.Ç.); (Y.D.Y.)
- Mikro Biyosistemler Electronics Inc., Ankara 06530, Turkey
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Z.Ç.); (Y.D.Y.)
- METU MEMS Research and Application Center, Ankara 06800, Turkey
- Mikro Biyosistemler Electronics Inc., Ankara 06530, Turkey
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Nanofluidic Immobilization and Growth Detection of Escherichia coli in a Chip for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2020; 10:bios10100135. [PMID: 32992799 PMCID: PMC7650788 DOI: 10.3390/bios10100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Infections with antimicrobial resistant bacteria are a rising threat for global healthcare as more and more antibiotics lose their effectiveness against bacterial pathogens. To guarantee the long-term effectiveness of broad-spectrum antibiotics, they may only be prescribed when inevitably required. In order to make a reliable assessment of which antibiotics are effective, rapid point-of-care tests are needed. This can be achieved with fast phenotypic microfluidic tests, which can cope with low bacterial concentrations and work label-free. Here, we present a novel optofluidic chip with a cross-flow immobilization principle using a regular array of nanogaps to concentrate bacteria and detect their growth label-free under the influence of antibiotics. The interferometric measuring principle enabled the detection of the growth of Escherichia coli in under 4 h with a sample volume of 187.2 µL and a doubling time of 79 min. In proof-of-concept experiments, we could show that the method can distinguish between bacterial growth and its inhibition by antibiotics. The results indicate that the nanofluidic chip approach provides a very promising concept for future rapid and label-free antimicrobial susceptibility tests.
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Kong TF, Shen X, Yang C, Ibrahim IH. Dielectrophoretic trapping and impedance detection of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, and Enterococci bacteria. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2020; 14:054105. [PMID: 33101566 PMCID: PMC7561356 DOI: 10.1063/5.0024826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In this work, a dielectrophoretic impedance measurement (DEPIM) lab-on-chip device for bacteria trapping and detection of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, and Enterococcus is presented. Through the integration of SU-8 negative photoresist as a microchannel and the precise alignment of the SU-8 microchannel with the on-chip gold interdigitated microelectrodes, bacteria trapping efficiencies of up to 97.4%, 97.7%, and 37.7% were achieved for E. coli, V. cholerae, and Enterococcus, respectively. The DEPIM device enables a high detection sensitivity, which requires only a total number of 69 ± 33 E. coli cells, 9 ± 2 Vibrio cholera cells, and 36 ± 13 Enterococcus cells to observe a discernible change in system impedance for detection. Nonetheless, the corrected limit of detection for Enterococcus is 95 ± 34 after taking into consideration the lower trapping efficiency. In addition, a theoretical model is developed to allow for the direct estimation of the number of bacteria through a linear relationship with the change in the reciprocal of the overall system absolute impedance.
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- Tian Fook Kong
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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Microfluidic Separation of Blood Cells Based on the Negative Dielectrophoresis Operated by Three Dimensional Microband Electrodes. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11090833. [PMID: 32878221 PMCID: PMC7570220 DOI: 10.3390/mi11090833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A microfluidic device is presented for the continuous separation of red blood cells (RBCs) and white blood cells (WBCs) in a label-free manner based on negative dielectrophoresis (n-DEP). An alteration of the electric field, generated by pairs of slanted electrodes (separators) that is fabricated by covering parts of single slanted electrodes with an insulating layer is used to separate cells by their sizes. The repulsive force of n-DEP formed by slanted electrodes prepared on both the top and bottom substrates led to the deflection of the cell flow in lateral directions. The presence of gaps covered with an insulating layer for the electric field on the electrodes allows the passing of RBCs through gaps, while relatively large WBCs (cultured cultured human acute monocytic leukemia cell line (THP-1 cells)) flowed along the slanted separator without passing through the gaps and arrived at an edge in the channel. The passage efficiency for RBCs through the gaps and the arrival efficiency for THP-1 cells to the upper edge in the channel were estimated and found to be 91% and 93%, respectively.
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Afik N, Yadgar O, Volison-Klimentiev A, Peretz-Damari S, Ohayon-Lavi A, Alatawna A, Yosefi G, Bitton R, Fuchs N, Regev O. Sensing Exposure Time to Oxygen by Applying a Percolation-Induced Principle. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:s20164465. [PMID: 32785077 PMCID: PMC7471990 DOI: 10.3390/s20164465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The determination of food freshness along manufacturer-to-consumer transportation lines is a challenging problem that calls for cheap, simple, reliable, and nontoxic sensors inside food packaging. We present a novel approach for oxygen sensing in which the exposure time to oxygen-rather than the oxygen concentration per se-is monitored. We developed a nontoxic hybrid composite-based sensor consisting of graphite powder (conductive filler), clay (viscosity control filler) and linseed oil (the matrix). Upon exposure to oxygen, the insulating linseed oil is oxidized, leading to polymerization and shrinkage of the matrix and hence to an increase in the concentration of the electrically conductive graphite powder up to percolation, which serves as an indicator of food spoilage. In the developed sensor, the exposure time to oxygen (days to weeks) is obtained by measuring the electrical conductivity though the sensor. The sensor functionality could be tuned by changing the oil viscosity, the aspect ratio of the conductive filler, and/or the concentration of the clay, thereby adapting the sensor to monitoring the quality of food products with different sensitivities to oxygen exposure time (e.g., fish vs grain).
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- Noa Afik
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
- The Ilse Katz Institute for Meso and Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; (O.Y.); (A.V.-K.); (S.P.-D.); (A.O.-L.); (A.A.); (G.Y.); (R.B.)
- The Ilse Katz Institute for Meso and Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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Epping MS, Wedde S, Grundmann A, Radukic M, Gröger H, Hummel A, Viefhues M. Dielectrophoretic analysis of the impact of isopropyl alcohol on the electric polarisability of Escherichia coli whole-cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:3925-3933. [PMID: 32157360 PMCID: PMC7235074 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02451-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Whole-cell biocatalysts are versatile tools in (industrial) production processes; though, the effects that impact the efficiency are not fully understood yet. One main factor that affects whole-cell biocatalysts is the surrounding medium, which often consists of organic solvents due to low solubility of substrates in aqueous solutions. It is expected that organic solvents change the biophysical and biochemical properties of the whole-cell biocatalysts, e.g. by permeabilising the cell membrane, and thus analysis of these effects is of high importance. In this work, we present an analysis method to study the impact of organic solvents on whole-cell biocatalysts by means of dielectrophoresis. For instance, we evaluate the changes of the characteristic dielectrophoretic trapping ratio induced by incubation of Escherichia coli, serving as a model system, in an aqueous medium containing isopropyl alcohol. Therefore, we could evaluate the impact on the electric polarisability of the cells. For this purpose, a special microchannel device was designed and Escherichia coli cells were genetically modified to reliably synthesise a green fluorescent protein. We could demonstrate that our method was capable of revealing different responses to small changes in isopropyl alcohol concentration and incubation duration. Complementary spectrophotometric UV-Vis (ultraviolet-visible light) absorbance analysis of released NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H cofactor and proteins confirmed our results. Based on our results, we discuss the biophysical effects taking place during incubation. Graphical abstract.
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- Miriam S Epping
- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Fermentation Engineering, Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Separation, Characterization, and Handling of Microalgae by Dielectrophoresis. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040540. [PMID: 32283664 PMCID: PMC7232385 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Microalgae biotechnology has a high potential for sustainable bioproduction of diverse high-value biomolecules. Some of the main bottlenecks in cell-based bioproduction, and more specifically in microalgae-based bioproduction, are due to insufficient methods for rapid and efficient cell characterization, which contributes to having only a few industrially established microalgal species in commercial use. Dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic devices have been long established as promising tools for label-free handling, characterization, and separation of broad ranges of cells. The technique is based on differences in dielectric properties and sizes, which results in different degrees of cell movement under an applied inhomogeneous electrical field. The method has also earned interest for separating microalgae based on their intrinsic properties, since their dielectric properties may significantly change during bioproduction, in particular for lipid-producing species. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic devices that are used for handling, characterization, and separation of microalgae. Additionally, we provide a perspective on related areas of research in cell-based bioproduction that can benefit from dielectrophoresis-based microdevices. This work provides key information that will be useful for microalgae researchers to decide whether dielectrophoresis and which method is most suitable for their particular application.
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Viefhues M. Analytics in Microfluidic Systems. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 179:191-209. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2020_131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Brosel-Oliu S, Abramova N, Uria N, Bratov A. Impedimetric transducers based on interdigitated electrode arrays for bacterial detection - A review. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1088:1-19. [PMID: 31623704 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Application of the impedance spectroscopy technique to detection of bacteria has advanced considerably over the last decade. This is reflected by the large amount of publications focused on basic research and applications of impedance biosensors. Employment of modern technologies to significantly reduce dimension of impedimetric devices enable on-chip integration of interdigitated electrode arrays for low-cost and easy-to-use sensors. This review is focused on publications dealing with interdigitated electrodes as a transducer unit and different bacteria detection systems using these devices. The first part of the review deals with the impedance technique principles, paying special attention to the use of interdigitated electrodes, while the main part of this work is focused on applications ranging from bacterial growth monitoring to label-free specific bacteria detection.
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- Sergi Brosel-Oliu
- Departament de Micro-Nano Sistemes, BIOMEMS Group, Institut Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, 08290, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Micro-Nano Sistemes, BIOMEMS Group, Institut Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, 08290, Bellaterra, Spain; Lab. Artificial Sensors Syst., ITMO University, Kronverskiy pr.49, 197101, St.Petersburg, Russia
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- Departament de Micro-Nano Sistemes, BIOMEMS Group, Institut Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, 08290, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Micro-Nano Sistemes, BIOMEMS Group, Institut Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, 08290, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Pitruzzello G, Thorpe S, Johnson S, Evans A, Gadêlha H, Krauss TF. Multiparameter antibiotic resistance detection based on hydrodynamic trapping of individual E. coli. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 19:1417-1426. [PMID: 30869093 DOI: 10.1039/c8lc01397g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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There is an urgent need to develop novel methods for assessing the response of bacteria to antibiotics in a timely manner. Antibiotics are traditionally assessed via their effect on bacteria in a culture medium, which takes 24-48 h and exploits only a single parameter, i.e. growth. Here, we present a multiparameter approach at the single-cell level that takes approximately an hour from spiking the culture to correctly classify susceptible and resistant strains. By hydrodynamically trapping hundreds of bacteria, we simultaneously monitor the evolution of motility and morphology of individual bacteria upon drug administration. We show how this combined detection method provides insights into the activity of antimicrobials at the onset of their action which single parameter and traditional tests cannot offer. Our observations complement the current growth-based methods and highlight the need for future antimicrobial susceptibility tests to take multiple parameters into account.
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Chen Q, Yuan YJ. A review of polystyrene bead manipulation by dielectrophoresis. RSC Adv 2019; 9:4963-4981. [PMID: 35514668 PMCID: PMC9060650 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09017c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Exploitation of the intrinsic electrical properties of particles has recently emerged as an appealing approach for trapping and separating various scaled particles. Initiative particle manipulation by dielectrophoresis (DEP) showed remarkable advantages including high speed, ease of handling, high precision and being label-free. Herein, we provide a general overview of the manipulation of polystyrene (PS) beads and related particles via DEP; especially, the wide applications of these manipulated PS beads in the quantitative evaluation of device performance for model validation and standardization have been discussed. The motion and polarizability of the PS beads induced by DEP were analyzed and classified into two categories as positive and negative DEP within the time and space domains. The DEP techniques used for bioparticle manipulation were demonstrated, and their applications were conducted in four fields: trapping of single-sized PS beads, separation of multiple-sized PS beads by size, separation of PS beads and non-bioparticles, and separation of PS beads and bioparticles. Finally, future perspectives on DEP-on-a-chip have been proposed to discriminate bio-targets in the network of microfluidic channels.
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- Qiaoying Chen
- Laboratory of Biosensing and MicroMechatronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu Sichuan 610031 China
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- Laboratory of Biosensing and MicroMechatronics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu Sichuan 610031 China
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Frkonja-Kuczin A, Ray L, Zhao Z, Konopka MC, Boika A. Electrokinetic preconcentration and electrochemical detection of Escherichia coli at a microelectrode. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Zhang J, Oueslati R, Cheng C, Zhao L, Chen J, Almeida R, Wu J. Rapid, highly sensitive detection of Gram-negative bacteria with lipopolysaccharide based disposable aptasensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 112:48-53. [PMID: 29698808 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gram-negative bacteria are one of the most common microorganisms in the environment. Their differential detection and recognition from Gram-positive bacteria has been attracting much attention over the years. Using Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a model, we demonstrated on-site detection of Gram-negative bacteria by an AC electrokinetics-based capacitive sensing method using commercial microelectrodes functionalized with an aptamer specific to lipopolysaccharides. Dielectrophoresis effect was utilized to enrich viable bacteria to the microelectrodes rapidly, achieving a detection limit of 102 cells/mL within a 30 s' response time. The sensor showed a negligible response to Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a Gram-positive species. The developed sensor showed significant advantages in sensitivity, selectivity, cost, operation simplicity, and response time. Therefore, this sensing method has shown great application potential for environmental monitoring, food safety, and real-time diagnosis.
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- Jian Zhang
- School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Public Health, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens at an early stage is imperative for preventing the outbreak of foodborne diseases, known as serious threats to human health. Conventional bacterial culturing methods for foodborne pathogen detection are time consuming, laborious, and with poor pathogen diagnosis competences. This has prompted researchers to call the current status of detection approaches into question and leverage new technologies for superior pathogen sensing outcomes. Novel strategies mainly rely on incorporating all the steps from sample preparation to detection in miniaturized devices for online monitoring of pathogens with high accuracy and sensitivity in a time-saving and cost effective manner. Lab on chip is a blooming area in diagnosis, which exploits different mechanical and biological techniques to detect very low concentrations of pathogens in food samples. This is achieved through streamlining the sample handling and concentrating procedures, which will subsequently reduce human errors and enhance the accuracy of the sensing methods. Integration of sample preparation techniques into these devices can effectively minimize the impact of complex food matrix on pathogen diagnosis and improve the limit of detections. Integration of pathogen capturing bio-receptors on microfluidic devices is a crucial step, which can facilitate recognition abilities in harsh chemical and physical conditions, offering a great commercial benefit to the food-manufacturing sector. This article reviews recent advances in current state-of-the-art of sample preparation and concentration from food matrices with focus on bacterial capturing methods and sensing technologies, along with their advantages and limitations when integrated into microfluidic devices for online rapid detection of pathogens in foods and food production line.
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Maw MM, Pan X, Peng Z, Wang Y, Zhao L, Dai B, Wang J. A Changeable Lab-on-a-Chip Detector for Marine Nonindigenous Microorganisms in Ship's Ballast Water. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E20. [PMID: 30393297 PMCID: PMC6187694 DOI: 10.3390/mi9010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The spread and invasion of many nonindigenous species in the ship's ballast water around the world has been a hazard and threat to ecology, economy, and human health. The rapid and accurate detection of marine invasive species in ship's ballast water is essential. This article is aimed at analysing ballast water quality by means of a changeable microfluidic chip detector thus comply with the D-2 standard of ship's ballast water management and sediment convention. The detection system was designed through the integration of microfluidic chip technology, the impedance pulse sensing and LED light induced chlorophyll fluorescence (LED-LICF) detection. This system can measure the number, size, shape, and volume of targeted microorganisms, and it can also determine the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity, which is an important factor in analysing the activity of phytoplankton. The targeted samples were Chlorella volutis, Dunaliella salina, Platymonas subcordiformis, Chrysophytes, Escherichia coli, and Enterococci. The whole detection or operation can be accomplished through online detection in a few minutes with using micron volume of the sample solution. The valid data outputs are simultaneously displayed in terms of both impedance pulse amplitudes and fluorescent intensity signals. The detection system is designed for multi-sizes real time detection through changing the microchannel sizes on the microfluidic chip. Because it can successfully detect the label-free microorganisms, the system can be applicable to in-situ detections with some modifications to the system.
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- Myint Myint Maw
- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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- College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China.
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Kim HW, Yun J, Lee JZ, Shin DG, Lee J. Evaluation of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy-on-a-Needle as a Novel Tool to Determine Optimal Surgical Margin in Partial Nephrectomy. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28696572 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A hypodermic needle has been introduced incorporating an electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) sensor, called micro-EIS-on-a-needle for depth profiling (μEoN-DP). The μEoN-DP can locate endophytic renal tumors as well as determine tumor margins by detecting the impedance difference between normal and cancer tissues. To evaluate the μEoN-DP as a novel tool to determine the optimal surgical margin during partial nephrectomy (PN), the electrical impedance differences between renal parenchymal tissues and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors are investigated with regard to the distance from the tumors. Optimal frequencies at which the discrimination extent is maximized are suggested based on the discrimination index. The resistance and capacitance of normal and cancer tissues are extracted using electrical equivalent circuit by excluding the influences of other electrical components on the sensor output. The extracted resistance and capacitance of cancer tissues are 37.8% larger and 25.7% smaller than that of normal tissues, respectively. Additionally, high sensitivity and specificity are obtained by using extracted resistance and capacitance, thus implying that the μEoN-DP shows promise as a supplementary tool for PN margin evaluation and decreasing the prevalence of positive surgical margins while maximizing parenchymal preservation.
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- Hyeon Woo Kim
- Department of Urology Pusan National University Hospital Busan 49241 South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Gwangju 61005 South Korea
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- Department of Urology Pusan National University Hospital Busan 49241 South Korea
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- Department of Urology Pusan National University Hospital Busan 49241 South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Gwangju 61005 South Korea
- School of Mechanical Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Gwangju 61005 South Korea
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Miled A, Greener J. Recent Advancements towards Full-System Microfluidics. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 17:E1707. [PMID: 28757587 PMCID: PMC5579583 DOI: 10.3390/s17081707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Microfluidics is quickly becoming a key technology in an expanding range of fields, such as medical sciences, biosensing, bioactuation, chemical synthesis, and more. This is helping its transformation from a promising R&D tool to commercially viable technology. Fuelling this expansion is the intensified focus on automation and enhanced functionality through integration of complex electrical control, mechanical properties, in situ sensing and flow control. Here we highlight recent contributions to the Sensors Special Issue series called "Microfluidics-Based Microsystem Integration Research" under the following categories: (i) Device fabrication to support complex functionality; (ii) New methods for flow control and mixing; (iii) Towards routine analysis and point of care applications; (iv) In situ characterization; and (v) Plug and play microfluidics.
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- Amine Miled
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Fernandez RE, Rohani A, Farmehini V, Swami NS. Review: Microbial analysis in dielectrophoretic microfluidic systems. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 966:11-33. [PMID: 28372723 PMCID: PMC5424535 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Infections caused by various known and emerging pathogenic microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant strains, are a major threat to global health and well-being. This highlights the urgent need for detection systems for microbial identification, quantification and characterization towards assessing infections, prescribing therapies and understanding the dynamic cellular modifications. Current state-of-the-art microbial detection systems exhibit a trade-off between sensitivity and assay time, which could be alleviated by selective and label-free microbial capture onto the sensor surface from dilute samples. AC electrokinetic methods, such as dielectrophoresis, enable frequency-selective capture of viable microbial cells and spores due to polarization based on their distinguishing size, shape and sub-cellular compositional characteristics, for downstream coupling to various detection modalities. Following elucidation of the polarization mechanisms that distinguish bacterial cells from each other, as well as from mammalian cells, this review compares the microfluidic platforms for dielectrophoretic manipulation of microbials and their coupling to various detection modalities, including immuno-capture, impedance measurement, Raman spectroscopy and nucleic acid amplification methods, as well as for phenotypic assessment of microbial viability and antibiotic susceptibility. Based on the urgent need within point-of-care diagnostics towards reducing assay times and enhancing capture of the target organism, as well as the emerging interest in isolating intact microbials based on their phenotype and subcellular features, we envision widespread adoption of these label-free and selective electrokinetic techniques.
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- Renny E Fernandez
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
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Wang C, Madiyar F, Yu C, Li J. Detection of extremely low concentration waterborne pathogen using a multiplexing self-referencing SERS microfluidic biosensor. J Biol Eng 2017; 11:9. [PMID: 28289439 PMCID: PMC5310000 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-017-0051-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is challenging to achieve ultrasensitive and selective detection of waterborne pathogens at extremely low levels (i.e., single cell/mL) using conventional methods. Even with molecular methods such as ELISA or PCR, multi-enrichment steps are needed which are labor and cost intensive. In this study, we incorporated nano-dielectrophoretic microfluidic device with Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique to build a novel portable biosensor for easy detection and characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at high sensitivity level (single cell/mL). RESULTS A multiplexing dual recognition SERS scheme was developed to achieve one-step target detection without the need to separate target-bound probes from unbound ones. With three different SERS-tagged molecular probes targeting different epitopes of the same pathogen being deployed simultaneously, detection of pathogen targets was achieved at single cell level with sub-species specificity that has not been reported before in single-step pathogen detection. CONCLUSION The self-referencing protocol implements with a Nano-dielectrophoretic microfluidic device potentially can become an easy-to-use, field-deployable spectroscopic sensor for onsite detection of pathogenic microorganisms.
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- Chao Wang
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Chemistry department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Chemistry department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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Yun J, Kim HW, Lee JH. Improvement of Depth Profiling into Biotissues Using Micro Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy on a Needle with Selective Passivation. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16122207. [PMID: 28009845 PMCID: PMC5191185 DOI: 10.3390/s16122207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A micro electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)-on-a-needle for depth profiling (μEoN-DP) with a selective passivation layer (SPL) on a hypodermic needle was recently fabricated to measure the electrical impedance of biotissues along with the penetration depths. The SPL of the μEoN-DP enabled the sensing interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) to contribute predominantly to the measurement by reducing the relative influence of the connection lines on the sensor output. The discrimination capability of the μEoN-DP was verified using phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at various concentration levels. The resistance and capacitance extracted through curve fitting were similar to those theoretically estimated based on the mixing ratio of PBS and deionized water; the maximum discrepancies were 8.02% and 1.85%, respectively. Depth profiling was conducted using four-layered porcine tissue to verify the effectiveness of the discrimination capability of the μEoN-DP. The magnitude and phase between dissimilar porcine tissues (fat and muscle) were clearly discriminated at the optimal frequency of 1 MHz. Two kinds of simulations, one with SPL and the other with complete passivation layer (CPL), were performed, and it was verified that the SPL was advantageous over CPL in the discrimination of biotissues in terms of sensor output.
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- Joho Yun
- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
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