微流控二维电泳芯片的电压控制优化

基于微流控二维电泳芯片(2D-EMC)的流路特点,建立等效电阻模型,以便给出各端电压的合理取值范围,成功实现微流控芯片二维电泳分离.经实验测定各微通道电阻,在各端电压合理取值范围内,通过电流测量调整(优化)电压,得到了一组优化的电压控制方案,在化学发光-2D-EMC系统中成功实现了精氨酸和甘氨酸衍生物的二维分离.本方法显著减小了实现微流控芯片二维电泳分离的实验次数.     

蛋白质/多肽的微流控二维芯片电泳*

在微流控芯片上构建多维分离系统,为蛋白质组学研究提供了一个有发展前景的高效分离分析技术平台。本文介绍了二维芯片电泳系统耦联模式选取及正交性评价的方法;综述了针对蛋白质/多肽分离分析的各种耦联模式微流控二维芯片电泳分析系统,如胶束电动力学色谱（MEKC）与毛细管区带电泳（CZE）,开管电色谱（OECE）与CZE,等电聚焦（IEF）与CZE, IEF与SDS毛细管凝胶电泳（CGE）, SDS-CGE与MEKC等。特别对二维电泳芯片切换接口的类型进行了分类,探讨了用于微流控二维芯片电泳系统的检测技术,并展望了微流控二维电泳芯片在蛋白质组学研究中的应用前景和发展方向。     

微流控芯片化学发光检测系统的设计及其应用

通过标准光刻、化学刻蚀及热键合技术制作微流控电泳芯片,在芯片上集成流通式化学发光检测池,实现样品的芯片电泳分离化学发光检测.采用双(2,4,6-三氣苯基)草酸酯(TCPO)-过氧化氢化学发光体系,通过微泵输送化学发光试剂.单酰化苯并氨基酸和单酰化肌氨酸在该系统中得以成功地分离检测,其检测限分别达到2.8和3.2 μmol/L.     

化学发光检测在微流控芯片中的应用综述

综述了近年来化学发光检测在微流控芯片中的应用.指出微流控芯片(又称为"芯片实验室"或者"微型全分析系统")因具有小型化、集成化和自动化等特点而在近20年来日益受到关注,而化学发光检测具有仪器结构简单、背景噪音低、操作和维护成本低等优点,非常适合用作微流控芯片的检测手段.     

顺序注射-液芯波导H-通道芯片联用系统DNA片段的毛细管电泳分离激光诱导荧光检测

毛细管电泳微流控芯片分离-激光诱导荧光(LIF)检测DNA片段是近年来微流控分析系统中研究得较为成功的领域,该方向的研究成果极大地促进了微流控分析系统的发展.在相关的报道中,待分析样品和系统运行溶液仍然主要使用手工操作.     

一种微流控芯片中大体积进样方法及专用芯片

本发明涉及微流控芯片系统的进样方法。在使用固定相的微流控芯片系统中,于芯片分离通道与流动相人口之间设置两个或两个以上的分流通道。通过控制其中流体的切换和截止,实现对微流控芯片系统的大体积进样。该方法适合于微流控芯片中电色谱、加压电色谱和液相色谱模式下的大体积进样。该方法的优点为：可实现微流控芯片中大体积样品的上样;克服了系统中的梯度延迟效应,     

微流控玻璃芯片毛细管电泳鞘流型紫外光度检测系统

目前,微流控芯片分析系统中常用的检测方法有激光诱导荧光检测、质谱、化学发光、电化学和光度法等.其中应用最多的是激光诱导荧光检测器,但其所测样品大部分需要衍生.     

微流控芯片化学发光检测系统研究

在微流控芯片上实现了鲁米诺-过氧化氢-Co2+化学发光反应及分析应用研究。探讨了分离电压对电泳图谱的影响,发现在选定实验条件下,Co2+检出限可达到2.0×10-6mol/L;并且在微流控芯片上实现了Co2+与Cu2+的快速分离及检测。     

微流控芯片上同工酶的孵育及活性检测

建立了一种在微流控芯片上进行同工酶孵育及活性检测的方法. 该方法在集成温控装置的微流控芯片上实现对同工酶与辅酶反应进程的控制, 完成同工酶的进样、孵育反应、电泳分离和活性检测的实验步骤. 建立了基于微流控芯片的同工酶荧光检测系统, 使用360 nm光源激发辅酶产生荧光, 在460 nm处选择性采集荧光信号. 在微流控芯片上实现了同工酶样品的快速活性检测, 酶活性检测限达到0.5 U/L.     

微流控免疫芯片检测方法的研究进展

微流控免疫芯片以其微型化、高通量、快速检测及低消耗等优点成为近年来分析领域的研究热点. 检测技术是微流控芯片的重要组成部分之一. 本文重点综述了近年来微流控免疫芯片的微系统研究及相应的检测方法和技术, 包括电化学检测及荧光检测、紫外-可见吸收光谱检测、化学发光和生物发光检测、表面增强拉曼散射检测、光纤检测、表面等离子体共振谱检测、热透镜显微镜检测和比色检测等光学检测及其它新型检测方面的进展, 并展望了其发展前景.     

微流控芯片上电驱动在线富集技术的研究进展

微流控芯片上电驱动在线富集技术是一种有效提高分析效率、检测灵敏度和降低对检测器要求的技术和方法。本文针对目前微流控芯片分析系统中生化样品的预处理问题,对芯片上电驱动在线富集技术进行了分析讨论,介绍了等速电泳、等电聚焦、场放大和介电电泳的样品预富集技术在微流控芯片上的实现与应用,并对每一种技术的原理、特点、存在的问题、近年发展的状况和发展趋势进行了综述。     

采用含原位聚合阴离子交换整体柱的微芯片分离氨基酸

采用原位聚合法,制备了以2-甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(META)为功能单体的强碱性季铵盐离子交换型微整体柱,构建了带微整体柱的复合式微流控芯片;以氨基酸-H2O2-Lum inol化学发光体系为样品对象,根据氨基酸等电点的差异,在原位聚合微整体柱上进行分离实验。进行了苯丙氨酸-白氨酸、苯丙氨酸-组氨酸、苯丙氨酸-精氨酸3组氨基酸混合体系的分离,获得了很好的分离结果。优化并讨论了影响氨基酸分离效果的多种因素,如缓冲液pH值、洗脱液pH值和洗脱液流速等。在优化条件下,苯丙氨酸-精氨酸的分离度达到1.6,结果显示出整体柱与微流控体系相结合的可行性。     

Combination of Micro-fluidic Chip with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Single Molecule Detection

A single molecule detection technique was developed by the combination of a single channel poly (dimethylsiloxane)/glass micro-fluidic chip and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). This method was successfully used to determine the proportion of two model components in the mixture containing fluorescein and the rhodamine-green succinimidyl ester.     

Review on recent and advanced applications of monoliths and related porous polymer gels in micro-fluidic devices

This review critically summarises recent novel and advanced achievements in the application of monolithic materials and related porous polymer gels in micro-fluidic devices appearing within the literature over the period of the last 5 years (2005-2010). The range of monolithic materials has developed rapidly over the past decade, with a diverse and highly versatile class of materials now available, with each exhibiting distinct porosities, pore sizes, and a wide variety of surface functionalities. A major advantage of these materials is their ease of preparation in micro-fluidic channels by in situ polymerisation, leading to monolithic materials being increasingly utilised for a larger variety of purposes in micro-fluidic platforms. Applications of porous polymer monoliths, silica-based monoliths and related homogeneous porous polymer gels in the preparation of separation columns, ion-permeable membranes, preconcentrators, extractors, electrospray emitters, micro-valves, electrokinetic pumps, micro-reactors and micro-mixers in micro-fluidic devices are discussed herein. Procedures used in the preparation of monolithic materials in micro-channels, as well as some practical aspects of the micro-fluidic chip fabrication are addressed. Recent analytical/bioanalytical and catalytic applications of the final micro-fluidic devices incorporating monolithic materials are also reviewed.     

Planar lipid bilayer reconstitution with a micro-fluidic system

A planar lipid bilayer which is widely used for the electrophysiological study of membrane proteins in laboratories is reconstituted using a micro-fluidic system, in a manner that is suitable for automated processing. We fabricated micro-channels on both sides of the substrate, which are connected through a 100-200 microm aperture, and showed that the bilayer can be formed at the aperture by flowing the lipid solution and buffer, alternately. Parylene coating is found to be suitable for both bilayer formation and electric noise reduction. Future applications include a high-sensitivity ion sensor chip and a high-throughput drug screening device.     

Micro-flow injection analysis system: on-chip sample preconcentration, injection and delivery using coupled monolithic electroosmotic pumps

A micro-fluidic chip, within which two monolithic electroosmotic pumps are utilised for sample preconcentration, injection and delivery is presented. The monolithic pumps were capable of producing stable and bubble free flow rates at applied voltages below 2 kV, with a current <10 microA. Electrokinetic (EK) sample injection, down to low nano-litre volumes, was quantitatively controlled through applied voltage and injection times, whilst the sample pump delivered a carrier solution to indirectly dispense the sample. A nano-flow sensor (NFS) was used to continuously monitor the flow rate stability of each pump, showing response times of <5-10 s for changes in applied voltage. A capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C(4)D), as an off-chip on-capillary detector, was used to complete the micro-flow injection analysis (FIA) system. A monolithic electroosmotic pump (EOP), modified with an anionic surfactant, was used to demonstrate a novel approach to on-chip cation preconcentration and elution.     

Progress in the realisation of an autonomous environmental monitoring device for ammonia

Progress in the development of a micro-fluidic system for colorimetric monitoring of ammonia in drinking and wastewater is described. The ultimate goal is to have a miniaturised instrument that can produce accurate, reliable measurements, is easy to operate, has minimal power consumption, and can operate autonomously for a year. In this study, the indophenol reaction is incorporated into a simple, reliable analytical micro-fluidic system. Absorbance measurements for the blue ammonia-indophenol complex formed in the micro-fluidic system are shown. A key issue is the limiting stability of hypochlorite, a reagent used in the assay. The effects of hypochlorite concentration and impurities on the stability of hypochlorite are investigated and discussed. Decomposition is shown to be very dependent on the presence of heavy-metal impurities. With low levels of these catalytic metals and careful storage, hypochlorite has been shown to be stable for over a year.     

Asymmetric cancer-cell filopodium growth induced by electric-fields in a microfluidic culture chip

We combine a micro-fluidic electric-field cell-culture (MEC) chip with structured-illumination nano-profilometry (SINAP) to quantitatively study the variations of cancer cell filopodia under external direct-current electric field (dcEF) stimulations. Because the lateral resolution of SINAP is better than 150 nm in bright-field image modality, filopodia with diameters smaller than 200 nm can be observed clearly without fluorescent labeling. In the MEC chip, a homogeneous EF is generated inside the culture area that simulates the endogenous EF environment. With this MEC chip-SINAP system, we directly observe and quantify the biased growth of filopodia of lung cancer cells toward the cathode. The epidermal growth factor receptors around the cell edges are also redistributed to the cathodal side. These results suggest that cancer-cell filopodia respond to the changes in EFs in the microenvironment.     

Direct optical emission spectroscopy of liquid analytes using an electrolyte as a cathode discharge source (ELCAD) integrated on a micro-fluidic chip

Atomic emission detection of metallic species in aqueous solutions has been performed using a miniaturised plasma created within a planar, glass micro-fluidic chip. Detection was achieved using an Electrolyte as a Cathode Discharge source (ELCAD) in which the sample solution itself is used as the cathode for the discharge. To realise the ELCAD technique within a micro-fluidic device, a parallel liquid-gas flow was set up in a micro-channel and a glow discharge ignited between the flowing liquid sample surface and a metal wire anode. The detection of copper and sodium was achieved, using atmospheric pressure air as a carrier gas, by observation of atomic emission lines of copper at 324 nm, 327 nm, 511 nm, 515 nm and 522 nm and an atomic emission line of sodium at 589 nm using a commercially available miniaturised spectrometer. A total electrical power of less than 70 mW was required to sustain the discharge. A semi-quantitative, absolute detection limit of 17 nmol s(-1) was obtained for sodium with a sample flow rate of 100 microL min(-1) and an integration time of 100 ms in air at atmospheric pressure. The volume required for such detection is approximately 170 nL. Further analysis was performed with an Echelle spectrometer using both argon and air as a carrier gas. The geometry and flow rates used demonstrate the feasibility of integrating such micro-plasmas into other micro-fluidic devices, such as miniaturised CE devices, as a method of detection. The potential for using such micro-plasmas within highly portable miniaturised systems and mu-TAS devices is presented and discussed.     

Electrochemical and optical detectors for capillary and chip separations

In separations in capillaries or on chips, the most predominant detectors outside of the field of proteomics are electrochemical (EC) and optical. These detectors operate in the μM to pM range on nL peak volumes with ms time resolution. The driving forces for improvement are different for the two classes of detectors.With EC detectors, there are two limitations that the field is trying to overcome. One is the ever-present surface of the electrode which, while often advantageous for its catalytic or adsorptive properties, is also frequently responsible for changes in sensitivity over time. The other is the decoupling of the electrical systems that operate electrokinetic separations from the system operating the detector.With optical detectors, there are similarly a small number of important limitations. One is the need to bring the portability (size, weight and power requirements) of the detection system into the range of EC detectors. The other is broadening and simplifying the applications of fluorescence detection, as it almost always involves derivatization.Limitations aside, the ability to make detector electrodes and focused laser beams of the order of 1 μm in size, and the rapid time response of both detectors has vaulted capillary and chip separations to the forefront of small sample, fast, low mass-detection limit analysis.