Automated 3D-printed unibody immunoarray for chemiluminescence detection of cancer biomarker proteins.
Lab Chip
; 17(3): 484-489, 2017 01 31.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28067370
ABSTRACT
A low cost three-dimensional (3D) printed clear plastic microfluidic device was fabricated for fast, low cost automated protein detection. The unibody device features three reagent reservoirs, an efficient 3D network for passive mixing, and an optically transparent detection chamber housing a glass capture antibody array for measuring chemiluminescence output with a CCD camera. Sandwich type assays were built onto the glass arrays using a multi-labeled detection antibody-polyHRP (HRP = horseradish peroxidase). Total assay time was â¼30 min in a complete automated assay employing a programmable syringe pump so that the protocol required minimal operator intervention. The device was used for multiplexed detection of prostate cancer biomarker proteins prostate specific antigen (PSA) and platelet factor 4 (PF-4). Detection limits of 0.5 pg mL-1 were achieved for these proteins in diluted serum with log dynamic ranges of four orders of magnitude. Good accuracy vs. ELISA was validated by analyzing human serum samples. This prototype device holds good promise for further development as a point-of-care cancer diagnostics tool.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Immunoassay
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
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Luminescent Measurements
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Lab Chip
Journal subject:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
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QUIMICA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos