Microfluidic nanoplasmonic-enabled device for multiplex DNA detection.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a rapid, quantitative, multiplex, self-labelled, and real-time DNA biosensor employing Ag nanoparticle-bound DNA hairpin probes immobilized in a microfluidic channel. Capture of complementary target DNAs by the microarrayed DNA hairpin probes results in a positive fluorescence signal via a conformational change of the probe molecules, signalling the presence of target DNAs. The device's capability for quantitative analyses was evaluated and a detection time as low as 6 min (with a target flow rate of 0.5 μl min(-1)) was sufficient to generate significant detection signals. This detection time translates to merely 3 μl of target solution consumption. An unoptimized sensitivity of 500 pM was demonstrated for this device.
Medical subject headings
- Biosensing Techniques
- DNA
- Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
- Nanoparticles
- Silver