Integration of gene amplification and capillary gel electrophoresis on a polydimethylsiloxane-glass hybrid microchip

Electrophoresis. 2001 Jan;22(2):328-33. doi: 10.1002/1522-2683(200101)22:2<328::AID-ELPS328>3.0.CO;2-C.

Abstract

We report on the development of a hybrid polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-glass microchip for genetic analysis by functional integration of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE), and on related temperature control systems for PCR on a PDMS-glass hybrid microchip. The microchip was produced by molding PDMS against a microfabricated master with comparatively simple and inexpensive methods. PCR was successfully carried out on the PDMS-glass hybrid microchip with 500 bp target of lambdaDNA and the amplified gene was subsequently analyzed by CGE on the same PDMS-glass microchip. The chip could be considered as an inexpensive single-use apparatus compared to glass or silicon-made microchips for the same purpose.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophage lambda / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / instrumentation*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Genetic Techniques / instrumentation
  • Glass
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Microchemistry / instrumentation*
  • Miniaturization
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / instrumentation*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Silicones
  • Temperature

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Silicones
  • baysilon