Journal
BIOSENSORS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bios11050158
Keywords
microfluidic chip; self-priming; cushion chambers; digital PCR
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61474028]
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A self-priming microfluidic chip based on PDMS with cushion chambers was proposed for robust and easy dPCR. The chip uses negative pressure and cushion chambers to autonomously partition samples, showing excellent performance in absolute quantification of target genes.
A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based self-priming microfluidic chip with cushion chambers is presented in this study for robust and easy-operation digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR). The chip has only one inlet and can partition samples autonomously through negative pressure, provided by a de-gassed PDMS layer with a multi-level vertical branching microchannel design. Meanwhile, cushion chambers make the chip capable of very robust use for sample partitioning. Finally, the proposed microfluidic chip showed excellent performance in the absolute quantification of a target gene by performing quantitative detection of a 10-fold serial dilution DNA template. Owing to its characteristics of easy operation, low cost, and high robustness, the proposed dPCR chip is expected to further promote the extensive application of digital PCR, especially in resource-limited settings.
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