Hybridization-based DNA biosensing with a limit of detection of 4 fM in 30 s using an electrohydrodynamic concentration module fabricated by grayscale lithography
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Date | 2022-07 | ||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||
Author(s) | Tijunelyte Inga1, Teillet Jeffrey1, Bruand Paul1, Courson Remi![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Affiliation(s) | 1 : CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France | ||||||||
Source | Biomicrofluidics (1932-1058) (AIP Publishing), 2022-07 , Vol. 16 , N. 4 , P. 044111 (??p.) | ||||||||
DOI | 10.1063/5.0073542 | ||||||||
Abstract | Speeding up and enhancing the performances of nucleic acid biosensing technologies have remained drivers for innovation. Here, we optimize a fluorimetry-based technology for DNA detection based on the concentration of linear targets paired with probes. The concentration module consists of a microfluidic channel with the shape of a funnel in which we monitor a viscoelastic flow and a counter-electrophoretic force. We report that the technology performs better with a target longer than 100 nucleotides (nt) and a probe shorter than 30 nt. We also prove that the control of the funnel geometry in 2.5D using grayscale lithography enhances sensitivity by 100-fold in comparison to chips obtained by conventional photolithography. With these optimized settings, we demonstrate a limit of detection of 4 fM in 30 s and a detection range of more than five decades. This technology hence provides an excellent balance between sensitivity and time to result. |
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