Microfluidic ping pong for cytokine detection

  • R. D. Sochol
  • , L. Lo
  • , R. Ruelos
  • , V. Chang
  • , D. Bahri
  • , K. Iwai
  • , J. C. Lo
  • , M. Dueck
  • , L. P. Lee
  • , L. Lin

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Abstract

Dynamic bead-based microarrays offer an ideal platform for chemical and biological applications, including on-site chemical analysis, point-of-care medical diagnostics and synthetic biology on a chip. Despite significant development of dynamic microarrays, challenges have remained for achieving multi-stage fluidic reactions and analyses. Here we present a novel bead-based microarray platform - Microfluidic Ping Pong (MPP) - and demonstrate this system by detecting the inflammatory cytokine, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), via a six-step aptamer-based sandwich assay with five additional wash steps. Using aptamer beacons immobilized on 15 μm diameter polystyrene microbeads, 100 pM concentrations of IFN-γ were detected in the MPP system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE 24th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011
Pages936-939
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011 - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: 23 Jan 201127 Jan 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period23/01/1127/01/11

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