Integrated SPPS on continuous-flow radial microfluidic chip

Lab Chip. 2011 Mar 7;11(5):929-35. doi: 10.1039/c0lc00542h. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Abstract

A novel integrated continuous-flow microfluidic system was designed and fabricated for solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) using conventional reactants. The microfluidic system was composed of a glass-based radial reaction chip, a diffluent chip, amino acid feeding reservoirs and continuous-flow reagent pathways. A tri-row cofferdam-fence structure was designed for solid phase supports trapping. Highly cross-linked, porous and high-loading 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxymethyl polystyrene (HMP) beads were prepared for microfluidic SPPS. The transfer losses, hazardous handling and time-consuming processes in traditional peptide cleavage steps were avoided by being replaced with the on-chip cleavage treatment. Six peptides from an antibody affinity peptide library against β-endorphin with different lengths and sequences were obtained simultaneously on the constructed continuous-flow microfluidic system within a short time. This microfluidic system is automatic, integrated, effective, low-cost, recyclable and environment-friendly for not only SPPS but also other solid phase chemical syntheses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Equipment Design
  • Glass / chemistry
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods*
  • Microtechnology
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Systems Integration*

Substances

  • Peptides