微流控芯片电泳分离血清中小而密低密度脂蛋白的研究

应用微流控芯片电泳,以40 mmol/L Tricine(pH9.8)作为电泳缓冲体系,十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)作为添加剂(0.1 mmol/L SDS样品溶液,0.02 mmol/L SDS分离缓冲液),分离血清小而密低密度脂蛋白(sdLDL)。研究荧光染料硝基苯并噁二唑-C6-酰基鞘胺醇(NBD C6-ceramide)与脂蛋白结合的特异性、饱和性以及血清保存和检测时间对脂蛋白电泳行为的影响;探讨SDS有效降低蛋白吸附,提高血清脂蛋白分辨率的作用。冠心病(CHD)组sdLDL检出率(75%)显著高于对照组(6%,P<0.01)。该法具有简易、快速、高效等优点,可望成为CHD危险性评估的常规分析手段。     

微流控芯片快速测定乌龙茶中盐酸氯胺酮的含量

建立了微流控芯片非接触电导检测法快速测定盐酸氯胺酮含量的方法。探讨了缓冲液类型和浓度、分离电压、进样时间等因素对分离检测的影响。采用8.0 mmol·L~(-1)醋酸-7.0 mmol·L~(-1)醋酸钠(pH=4.87)为缓冲溶液,分离电压2.0 kV,进样时间15.0 s,在2.5 min内实现了盐酸氯胺酮的快速分离测定。实验表明,在5.0~100.0μg·mL~(-1)范围内,盐酸氯胺酮的峰面积与其浓度呈良好的线性关系,检出限为3.0μg·mL~(-1)(S/N=3),RSD为0.18%,加标回收率为95.7%~103.7%。该法快速简便,可用于乌龙茶中盐酸氯胺酮的快速分离检测。     

微流控芯片对盐酸利多卡因注射液中盐酸利多卡因的测定

建立了微流控芯片非接触电导检测法测定盐酸利多卡因注射液中盐酸利多卡因含量的方法。探讨了缓冲液种类和浓度、添加剂种类和浓度、分离电压和进样时间等因素对分离检测的影响。优化并选择1.0mmol/L HAc-2.0 mmol/L NaAc(pH 4.5)为缓冲溶液,1%乙醇为添加剂,分离电压为2.4 kV,进样时间为10 s,2 min内可实现盐酸利多卡因的快速检测。在优化实验条件下,盐酸利多卡因的线性范围为20~250mg/L(r=0.996),检出限(S/N=3)可达5.0 mg/L,RSD为1.7%,加标回收率为97%~99%。方法简便快速、重复性好,适用于药品生产的质量控制。     

微流控芯片电泳快速分离脂蛋白

描述了一种芯片电泳快速分离脂蛋白的方法. 利用自制的微流控芯片及激光诱导荧光技术电泳分离经硝基苯并噁二唑-C₆-酰基鞘胺醇预染的脂蛋白标本, 在40 mmol/L tricine缓冲液(pH 9.4)中加入40 mmol/L甲基葡胺, 在500 V电压下40 s进样, 在2000 V 电压下2 min内完成分离, 可出现低密度脂蛋白(LDL)与高密度脂蛋白(HDL)两条脂蛋白区带, 5次重复性试验其出峰时间变异系数(CV)为2.6%. 本法为高血脂患者提供了一种快速、简便、灵敏、重复性好的诊断方法.     

二维毛细管电泳电化学检测尿样中的β-阻断剂

设计并制作了在柱电化学(EC)检测池,用于在同一根毛细管中进行中心切割二维毛细管电泳(2D-CE)在线纯化分离检测尿样中的6种β-阻断剂.尿样先在15 mmol/L NaAc缓冲液中进行毛细管区带电泳(CZE)分离,带正电荷的β-阻断剂与中性和带负电荷的干扰物质分成不同区带,然后在检测端施加13.8 kPa压力将干扰成分从毛细管入口端排出,同时将目标组分驱送到毛细管入口端,最后在90 mmol/L NaAc-30 mmol/L SDS缓冲液中进行胶束电动毛细管色谱(MEKC)分离.场放大样品堆积(FASS)/胶束推扫在柱双重富集技术不仅有效抵消压力驱送过程中产生的区带扩散,还可进一步压缩样品区带,提高检测灵敏度.本方法成功用于服药后鼠尿样品中6种β-阻断剂的分离测定,经第一维CZE分离排除干扰后,在未涂层毛细管柱(60 cm ×50 μm i.d.)、90 mmol/L NaAc/HAc-30 mmol/L SDS运行缓冲液、检测电位0.8 V、运行电压10 kV条件下,对6种β-阻断剂进行在线富集分离,峰高、峰面积和迁移时间的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为2.0%～4.1%, 1.4%～3.7%和0.9%～2.7%(n=6).本研究为毛细管电泳在复杂样品在线纯化分析等方面的应用提供了新方法.     

微流控芯片对丹参滴注液中丹参素和原儿茶醛的测定

建立了微流控芯片非接触电导检测法测定丹参滴注液中丹参素与原儿茶醛含量的分析方法.探讨了缓冲液种类与浓度,添加剂、分离电压等因素对分离检测的影响.优化选择20 mmol/L H3BO3-20 mmol/L Tris缓冲溶液,加入1.5 mmol/L SDS添加剂,2.5 kV分离电压,3 min内可实现丹参素和原儿茶醛的快速分离检测.在优化条件下,丹参素的线性范围为10 ～500 mg/L,r为0.986,检出限为5.0 mg/L (S/N=3),RSD为2.1%;原儿茶醛的线性范围为50 ～500 mg/L,r为0.993,检出限为10 mg/L (S/N=3),RSD为2.8%.     

微流控芯片非接触电导法测定药品中的精氨酸布洛芬含量

建立了微流控芯片非接触电导检测快速测定精氨酸布洛芬含量的方法。考察了缓冲液种类和浓度、添加剂、分离电压以及进样时间等因素对分离检测的影响。优化条件为:20 mmol/L Tris-20 mmol/L H3BO3(p H 8.6)为缓冲溶液、不加添加剂、分离电压2.0 k V、进样时间10.0 s,在45.0 s内可实现精氨酸布洛芬的快速分离测定。结果表明,布洛芬和精氨酸在80.0~1.00×103mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r)分别为0.998和0.997,检出限(S/N=3)为60 mg/L,相对标准偏差分别为1.9%和1.8%,加标回收率分别为97.9%~103%和97.3%~102%。该方法快速、简便,为精氨酸布洛芬非甾体抗炎药物的分析和质量控制提供了一种新方法。     

微流控芯片毛细管电泳柱后衍生激光诱导荧光检测氨基酸

建立了微流控芯片毛细管柱后扩散衍生激光诱导荧光检测氨基酸的方法。利用微流控芯片的二维平面结构特征,在分离通道末端增加支通道,通过扩散法引入柱后衍生试剂,避免了电压引入法对分离通道流型的影响,因而提高了分离效率。考察了支通道长度、衍生试剂液面高度、检测点位置对衍生结果的最优条件,考察了衍生试剂引入方法、催化剂种类、缓冲溶液种类对检测结果的影响。用20 mmol/L硼砂-NaOH(pH=10)溶液作为电泳缓冲溶液,与柱后衍生试剂1.0 mmol/L NDA+8.0 mmol/L 2-ME+35 mmol/L硼砂(pH 10.0)的30%(V/V)甲醇溶液反应,精氨酸、苯丙氨酸、天冬酰胺、脯氨酸、丙氨酸、甘氨酸在不加任何添加剂的情况下可达到基线分离。本法用于板蓝根药材中主要游离氨基酸的分离检测,相对标准偏差小于4.4%(n=5),回收率为92.3%~98.6%。所测板蓝根药材中精氨酸和脯氨酸含量分别为14.97,8.02 mg/g。     

胶束毛细管电泳法同时分离四环素与青霉素类药物的研究

采用胶束毛细管电泳(MEKC),建立了四环素(TCs)和青霉素(PENs)两类7种药物同时分离的方法。考察了MEKC中缓冲液类型、离子浓度和pH值,以及表面活性剂(SDS)浓度、分离电压、温度等参数的影响。利用L16(45)正交试验,确立了最佳的电泳条件:缓冲液为40 mmol/L磷酸二氢钾-20 mmol/L硼砂,添加65 mmol/L SDS,pH 7.9,分离电压28 kV,分离温度28℃,紫外检测波长分别为350 nm和200nm。结果表明:7种药物在25 min内得到完全分离。在1.56~50 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r2)为0.997 9~0.999 9,峰面积的相对标准偏差(n=6)为4.1%~7.3%;迁移时间的相对标准偏差(n=6)为0.33%~0.67%。在2.0,5.0,10.0 mg/kg的加标水平下,7种药物的回收率为83.6%~93.3%,相对标准偏差(n=6)为4.7%~7.6%。该法快速、简便、准确,具有较高的灵敏度,已应用于合肥市及周边地区水塘和湖水中7种药物的快速分离检测。     

毛细管电泳检测大鼠大脑皮质中三磷酸腺苷二钠含量的动态变化

本文建立了大鼠大脑皮质中三磷酸腺苷二钠(ATP)检测的毛细管电泳方法。以89 mmol/L Tris,89 mmol/L硼酸,2 mmol/L EDTA组成的缓冲液(1×TBE,pH8.0)为分离电解质,在聚丙烯酰胺涂层毛细管上,ATP能与样品中的其它组分高效分离。ATP的浓度在0.5~10μg/mL范围内其峰面积和浓度有良好的线性关系。方法的检出限为0.04μg/mL。ATP迁移时间和峰面积的相对标准偏差分别为0.8%和5.7%(n=5)。探讨了脑缺血再灌流后ATP含量的变化规律,结果表明短暂脑缺血再灌流后存在着继发性能量衰竭的现象。     

Microchip-based small, dense low-density lipoproteins assay for coronary heart disease risk assessment

Small, dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) has been accepted as an emerging cardiovascular risk factor, and there has been an increasing interest in analytical methods for sdLDL profiling for diagnosis. Serum sdLDL may be measured by different laboratory techniques, but all these methods are laborious, time-consuming, and costly. Recently, we have demonstrated that a low-temperature bonding of quartz microfluidic chips for serum lipoproteins analysis (Zhuang, G., Jin, Q., Liu, J., Cong, H. et al., Biomed. Microdevices 2006, 8, 255-261). In contrast to this previous study, we chose SDS as anionic surfactant to modify both lipoproteins and the channel surface to minimize lipoprotein adsorption and improve the resolution of lipoprotein separation. Two major LDL subclass patterns including large, buoyant LDL (lLDL), sdLDL, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were effectively separated with high reproducibility. RSD values of the migration time (min) and peak areas of standard LDL and HDL were 6.28, 4.02, 5.02, and 2.5%, respectively. Serum lipoproteins of 15 healthy subjects and 15 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) were separated by microchip CE. No peaks of sdLDL were detected in serum samples of healthy subjects while sdLDL fractional peaks were observed in patients' entire serum samples. These results suggested that the microchip-based sdLDLs assay was a simple, rapid, and highly efficient technique and significantly improved the analysis of CHD risk factors.     

A Microchip-Based Method for Rapid Separation of Subclasses of High-Density Lipoprotein

The subclasses of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) labeled with NBD C₆-ceramide have been rapidly separated by microfluidic chip electrophoresis and detected by use of laser-induced fluorescence. The subclasses HDL₂ and HDL₃ were separated in 4 min. Results showed that the HDL₂/HDL₃ ratio for patients with CHD was much lower than that for healthy subjects. This method could meet the demand for clinical examination of HDL subclasses.

     

Phosphate‐affinity electrophoresis on a microchip for determination of protein kinase activity

We describe microchip‐based phosphate‐affinity electrophoresis (μPAE) for separation of peptides aimed at determination of kinase activity. The μPAE exploits two recently published technologies: autonomous sample injection for PDMS microchips and a phosphate‐specific affinity ligand, Phos‐tag. We prepared a fluorescently labeled substrate peptide, specific to human c‐Src, and its phosphorylated form. We synthesized a Phos‐tag–poly(dimethylacrylamide) conjugate. The conjugate and the sample solutions were autonomously injected into a PDMS–glass hybrid microchip. The two solutions were contacted together in the microchannel. When the peptides were electrophoresed into the Phos‐tag–poly(dimethylacrylamide) region, the phosphorylated peptide was specifically trapped, and separated from the nonphosphorylated peptide in 10 s. The results were quantified by the areas of the fluorescence peaks. The calibration plot obtained with standard samples showed an excellent linearity and a LOD of 0.9% phosphorylated peptide among the total peptides. For c‐Src‐reacted samples, the results from the μPAE were in good agreement with those from matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry. The μPAE was also successful in the presence of inhibitors for c‐Src. The measured 50% inhibitory concentration values for staurosporine, PP2, and SU6656 were in good agreement with the literature values.     

A rigid poly(dimethylsiloxane) sandwich electrophoresis microchip based on thin-casting method

We present a novel concept of glass/poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/glass sandwich microchip and developed a thin-casting method for fabrication. Unlike the previously reported casting method for fabricating PDMS microchip, several drops of PDMS prepolymer were first added on the silanizing SU-8 master, then another glass plate was placed over the prepolymer as a cover plate, and formed a glass plate/PDMS prepolymer/SU-8 master sandwich mode. In order to form a thin PDMS membrane, a weight was placed on the glass plate. After the whole sandwich mode was cured at 80 degrees C for 30 min, the SU-8 master was easily peeled and the master microstructures were completely transferred to the PDMS membrane which was tightly stuck to the glass plate. The microchip was subsequently assembled by reversible sealing with the glass cover plate. We found that this PDMS sandwich microchip using the thin-casting method could withstand internal pressures of >150 kPa, more than 5 times higher than that of the PDMS hybrid microchip with reversible sealing. In addition, it shows an excellent heat-dissipating property and provides a user-friendly rigid interface just like a glass microchip, which facilitates manipulation of the microchip and fix tubing. As an application, PDMS sandwich microchips were tested in the capillary electrophoresis separation of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled amino acids.     

Simultaneous Determination of High-Density Lipoprotein,Very Low-Density Lipoprotein and Low-Density Lipoprotein Subclass in Human Serum by Microchip CE

Lipoproteins, especially high-density lipoproteins (HDL), very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) and small, dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL), are believed to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. In this work, a simple, selective and sensitive method for the simultaneous monitoring of these lipoproteins in human serum using microchip capillary electrophoresis was developed. Gold nanoparticles were used as an additive to the running buffer to obtain the absolute separation of the lipoproteins. Under optimised conditions, the linear ranges of large buoyant low-density lipoproteins, sdLDL, VLDL and HDL were 10–800, 10–800, 40–1,000 and 20–800 μg L⁻¹, and their limits of detection were 5, 5, 15 and 8 μg L⁻¹, respectively. The intraassay and interassay relative standard deviation of lipoprotein peak areas were in the range of 3.8–7.4%. For practical application, variations in the serum lipoprotein of coronary heart disease patients were monitored by microchip-based CE. The results showed that the method was applicable for routine clinical use and allowed the rapid detection of different lipoprotein classes as well as their subclasses, thus greatly improving the analysis of atherosclerotic risk factors.

     

Simultaneous Determination of High-Density Lipoprotein, Very Low-Density Lipoprotein and Low-Density Lipoprotein Subclass in Human Serum by Microchip CE

Lipoproteins, especially high-density lipoproteins (HDL), very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) and small, dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL), are believed to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. In this work, a simple, selective and sensitive method for the simultaneous monitoring of these lipoproteins in human serum using microchip capillary electrophoresis was developed. Gold nanoparticles were used as an additive to the running buffer to obtain the absolute separation of the lipoproteins. Under optimised conditions, the linear ranges of large buoyant low-density lipoproteins, sdLDL, VLDL and HDL were 10?C800, 10?C800, 40?C1,000 and 20?C800 ??g L^?1, and their limits of detection were 5, 5, 15 and 8 ??g L^?1, respectively. The intraassay and interassay relative standard deviation of lipoprotein peak areas were in the range of 3.8?C7.4%. For practical application, variations in the serum lipoprotein of coronary heart disease patients were monitored by microchip-based CE. The results showed that the method was applicable for routine clinical use and allowed the rapid detection of different lipoprotein classes as well as their subclasses, thus greatly improving the analysis of atherosclerotic risk factors.     

Determination of chloride, chlorate and perchlorate by PDMS microchip electrophoresis with indirect amperometric detection

In this work, chloride, chlorate and perchlorate are fast separated on PDMS microchip and detected via in-channel indirect amperometric detection mode. With PDMS/PDMS microchip treated by oxygen plasma, anions chloride (Cl-), chlorate (ClO3-), and perchlorate (ClO4-) are separated within 35s. Some parameters including buffer salt concentration, buffer pH, separation voltage and detection potential are investigated in detail. The separation conditions using 15 mM (pH 6.12) of 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES)+L-histidine (L-His) as running buffer, -2000 V as separation voltage and 0.7 V as detection potential are optimized. Under this condition, the detection limits of Cl-, ClO3-, and ClO4- are 1.9, 3.6, and 2.8 microM, respectively.     

On-line chemiluminescence detection for isoelectric focusing of heme proteins on microchips

In this paper we present a sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) detection of heme proteins coupled with microchip IEF. The detection principle was based on the catalytic effects of the heme proteins on the CL reaction of luminol-H2O2 enhanced by para-iodophenol. The glass microchip and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/glass microchip for IEF were fabricated using micromachining technology in the laboratory. The modes of CL detection were investigated and two microchips (glass, PDMS/glass) were compared. Certain proteins, such as cytochrome c, myoglobin, and horseradish peroxidase, were focused by use of Pharmalyte pH 3-10 as ampholytes. Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose was added to the sample solution in order to easily reduce protein interactions with the channel wall as well as the EOF. The focused proteins were transported by salt mobilization to the CL detection window. Cytochrome c, myoglobin, and horseradish peroxidase were well separated within 10 min on a glass chip and the detection limits (S/N=3) were 1.2x10(-7), 1.6x10(-7), and 1.0x10(-10) M, respectively.     

Multilayer poly(vinyl alcohol)-adsorbed coating on poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chips for biopolymer separation

A poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic chip surface was modified by multilayer-adsorbed and heat-immobilized poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) after oxygen plasma treatment. The reflection absorption infrared spectrum (RAIRS) showed that 88% hydrolyzed PVA adsorbed more strongly than 100% hydrolyzed one on the oxygen plasma-pretreated PDMS surface, and they all had little adsorption on original PDMS surface. Repeating the coating procedure three times was found to produce the most robust and effective coating. PVA coating converted the original PDMS surface from a hydrophobic one into a hydrophilic surface, and suppressed electroosmotic flow (EOF) in the range of pH 3-11. More than 1,000,000 plates/m and baseline resolution were obtained for separation of fluorescently labeled basic proteins (lysozyme, ribonuclease B). Fluorescently labeled acidic proteins (bovine serum albumin, beta-lactoglobulin) and fragments of dsDNA phiX174 RF/HaeIII were also separated satisfactorily in the three-layer 88% PVA-coated PDMS microchip. Good separation of basic proteins was obtained for about 70 consecutive runs.