Disposable polydimethylsiloxane/silicon hybrid chips for protein detection

Biosens Bioelectron. 2005 Oct 15;21(4):574-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.12.010. Epub 2005 Jan 22.

Abstract

This paper presents disposable protein analysis chips with single- or four-chamber-constructed from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and silicon. The chips are composed of a multilayer stack of PDMS layers that sandwich a silicon microchip. This inner silicon chip features an etched array of micro-cavities hosting polymeric beads. The sample is introduced into the fluid network through the top PDMS layer, where it is directed to the bead chamber. After reaction of the analyte with the probe beads, the signal generated on the beads is captured with a CCD camera, digitally processed, and analyzed. An established bead-based fluorescent assay for C-reactive protein (CRP) was used here to characterize these hybrid chips. The detection limit of the single-chamber protein chip was found to be 1 ng/ml. Additionally, using a back pressure compensation method, the signals from each chamber of the four-chamber chip were found to fall within 10% of each other.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
  • C-Reactive Protein / chemistry*
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry*
  • Disposable Equipment
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods
  • Protein Array Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Silicon / chemistry*
  • Silicones / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / instrumentation*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
  • Systems Integration

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Silicones
  • baysilon
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Silicon