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- Iranmanesh, Ida, et al.
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Acoustic micro-vortexing of fluids, beads and cells in disposible microfluidic chips
- 2015
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Ingår i: MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. - : Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society. - 9780979806483 ; , s. 1005-1007
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper we demonstrate a multi-functional platform using ultrasound for vortexing of 20-μl volumes of different samples in polymer-based disposable chips. The method enables different vortexing functions such as mixing laminar flows, resuspension of a micro-pellet of magnetic beads as well as cell lysis for DNA extraction. The device consists of an inexpensive low-frequency, high power, horn-shaped langevin transducer which is typically used for cell disruption in larger volumes. By controlling the operating time of this device (from fractions of a second up to a minute) different functions can be achieved. In addition, to avoid the high-power-induced heating, a simple cooling system is used as a chip holder consisting of a PC fan-cooled aluminum heat sink. To demonstrate a sample preparation application, we perform on-chip cell lysis and DNA extraction.
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- Iranmanesh, Ida, et al.
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Acoustic micro-vortexing of fluids, particles and cells in disposable microfluidic chips
- 2016
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Ingår i: Biomedical microdevices (Print). - : Springer. - 1387-2176 .- 1572-8781. ; 18:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We demonstrate an acoustic platform for microvortexing in disposable polymer microfluidic chips with small-volume (20 mu l) reaction chambers. The described method is demonstrated for a variety of standard vortexing functions, including mixing of fluids, re-suspension of a pellet of magnetic beads collected by a magnet placed on the chip, and lysis of cells for DNA extraction. The device is based on a modified Langevin-type ultrasonic transducer with an exponential horn for efficient coupling into the microfluidic chip, which is actuated by a low-cost fixed-frequency electronic driver board. The transducer is optimized by numerical modelling, and different demonstrated vortexing functions are realized by actuating the transducer for varying times; from fractions of a second for fluid mixing, to half a minute for cell lysis and DNA extraction. The platform can be operated during 1 min below physiological temperatures with the help of a PC fan, a Peltier element and an aluminum heat sink acting as the chip holder. As a proof of principle for sample preparation applications, we demonstrate on-chip cell lysis and DNA extraction within 25 s. The method is of interest for automating and chip-integrating sample preparation procedures in various biological assays.
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