Digital microfluidics assisted sealing of individual magnetic particles in femtoliter-sized reaction wells for single-molecule detection

Autor: Lisa Tripodi, Elena Pérez Ruiz, Phalguni Tewari Kumar, Tadej Kokalj, Deborah Decrop, Jeroen Lammertyn
Přispěvatelé: Taly, V, Viovy, JL, Descroix, S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Methods in Molecular Biology ISBN: 9781493967322
Popis: Digital microfluidics has emerged in the last years as a promising liquid handling technology for a variety of applications. Here, we describe in detail how to build up an electrowetting-on-dielectric-based digital microfluidic chip with unique advantages for performing single-molecule detection. We illustrate how superparamagnetic particles can be printed with very high loading efficiency (over 98 %) and single-particle resolution in the microwell array patterned in the Teflon-AF® surface of the grounding plate of the chip. Finally, the potential of the device for its application to single-molecule detection is demonstrated by the ultrasensitive detection of the biotinylated enzyme β-Galactosidase captured on streptavidin-coated particles in the described platform.
Databáze: OpenAIRE