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A Solid-State Hard Microfluidic Nanopore Biosensor with Multilayer Fluidics and On-Chip Bioassay/Purification Chamber

Journal

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 28, Issue 50, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201804182

Keywords

DNA purification; microfluidics; nanopore

Funding

  1. NIH [R21 EB017377, T32 EB006359]
  2. Center for Future Technologies in Cancer Care CFTCC NIH at the Boston University [U54 EB015403]

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Solid-state nanopores are an emerging biosensor for nucleic acid and protein characterization. For use in a clinical setting, solid-state nanopore sensing requires sample preparation and purification, fluid handling, a heating element, electrical noise insulators, and an electrical readout detector, all of which hamper its translation to a point-of-care diagnostic device. A stand-alone microfluidic-based nanopore device is described that combines a bioassay reaction/purification chamber with a solid-state nanopore sensor. The microfluidic device is composed of the high-temperature/solvent resistance Zeonex plastic, formed via micromachining and heat bonding, enabling the use of both a heat regulator and a magnetic controller. Fluid control through the microfluidic channels and chambers is controlled via fluid port selector valves and allows up to eight different solutions. Electrical noise measurements and DNA translocation experiments demonstrate the integrity of the device, with performance comparable to a conventional stand-alone nanopore setup. However, the microfluidic nanopore setup is superior in terms of ease of use. To showcase the utility of the device, single molecule detection of a DNA polymerase chain reaction product, after magnetic bead DNA separation, is accomplished on-chip.

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