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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10579-5
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- Initial Training Network, Virtual Vials
- FP7 Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission [FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN-607322]
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The use of on-chip isotachophoresis assays for diagnostic applications is often limited by the small volumes of standard microfluidic channels. Overcoming this limitation is particularly important for detection of 'discrete' biological targets (such as bacteria) at low concentrations, where the volume of processed liquid in a standard microchannel might not contain any targets. We present a novel microfluidic chip that enables ITP focusing of target analytes from initial sample volumes of 50 mu L into a concentrated zone with a volume of 500 pL, corresponding to a 100,000-fold increase in mean concentration, and a 300,000-fold increase in peak concentration. We present design considerations for limiting sample dispersion in such large-volume focusing (LVF) chips and discuss the trade-off between assay time and Joule heating, which ultimately governs the scalability of LVF designs. Finally, we demonstrate a 100-fold improvement of ITP focusing performance in the LVF chip as compared to conventional microchannels, and apply this enhancement to achieve highly sensitive detection of both molecular targets (DNA, down to 10 fM) and whole bacteria (down to 100 cfu/mL).
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