FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Hybridization-based DNA biosensing with a limit of detection of 4 fM in 30 s using an electrohydrodynamic concentration module fabricated by grayscale lithography BT AF Tijunelyte, Inga Teillet, Jeffrey Bruand, Paul Courson, Remi Lecestre, Aurélie Joseph, Pierre Bancaud, Aurélien AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:; C1 CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France C2 CNRS, FRANCE IF 3.2 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00791/90254/96306.pdf LA English DT Article AB 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. PY 2022 PD JUN SO Biomicrofluidics SN 1932-1058 PU AIP Publishing VL 16 IS 4 UT 000841273700001 DI 10.1063/5.0073542 ID 90254 ER EF