Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 855-862Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.07.019
Keywords
Immunoassay; Magnetic beads; Sample pre-treatment; Virus detection; Microfluidics; Flow cytometry; MEMS
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- National Science Council in Taiwan [NSC 96-2120-M-006-008]
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The current study presents a new miniature microfluidic flow cytometer integrated with several functional micro-devices capable of viral sample purification and detection by utilizing a magnetic bead-based immunoassay. The magnetic beads were conjugated with specific antibodies, which can recognize and capture target viruses. Another dye-labeled anti-virus antibody was then used to mark the bead-bound virus for the subsequent optical detection. Several essential components were integrated onto a single chip including a sample incubation module, a micro flow cytometry module and an optical detection module. The sample incubation module consisting of pneumatic micropumps and a membrane-type, active micromixer was used for purifying and enriching the target virus-bound magnetic beads with the aid of a permanent magnet. The micro flow cytometry module and the optical detection module were used to perform the functions of virus counting and collection. Experimental results showed that virus samples with a concentration of 10(3) PFU/ml can be automatically detected successfully by the developed system. in addition, the entire diagnosis procedure including sample incubation and virus detection took only about 40 min. Consequently, the proposed micro flow cytometry may provide a powerful platform for rapid diagnosis and future biological applications. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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