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MICROSYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES-MICRO-AND NANOSYSTEMS-INFORMATION STORAGE AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 311-318Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-011-1401-0
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This work presents the combination and acceleration of PCR and fluorescent labelling within a disposable microfluidic chip. The utilised geometry consists of a spiral meander with 40 turns, representing a cyclic-flow PCR system. The used reaction chemistry includes Cy3-conjugated primers leading to a one-step process accelerated by cyclic-flow PCR. DNA of three different bacterial samples (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) was processed and successfully amplified and labelled with detection limits down to 10(2) cells per reaction. The specificity of species identification was comparable to the approach of separate PCR and labelling. The overall processing time was decreased from 6 to 1.5 h. We showed that a disposable polycarbonate chip, fabricated by injection moulding is suitable for the significant acceleration of DNA microarray assays. The reaction output led to high-sensitivity bacterial identification in a short time, which is crucial for an early and targeted therapy against infectious diseases.
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