Microfluidic ELISA: on-chip fluorescence imaging

Biomed Microdevices. 2004 Mar;6(1):7-9. doi: 10.1023/b:bmmd.0000013360.65653.c2.

Abstract

Fluorescent reactions of a heterogeneous sandwich enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) in an all-PDMS [poly (dimethylsiloxane)] microfluidic device were detected using a cooled charge coupled device (CCD) camera interfaced with an epifluorescence microscope. The study represents preliminary efforts to integrate biochemical reactions and detection on-chip using the "hybrid" detection approach. In initial experiments, the PDMS chip microsensor was successfully used to quantify a model analyte (sheep IgM) with sensitivity down to 17nM. Thus, we demonstrate here the extension of this hybrid integrated technique to on-chip imaging and quantification of light emission from a biochemical immunoassay in PDMS chip.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / instrumentation*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis*
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Microscopy, Video / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Video / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sheep
  • Silicones / chemistry*

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Silicones
  • baysilon