A Self-Priming Microfluidic Chip with Cushion Chambers for Easy Digital PCR

A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based self-priming microfluidic chip with cushion chambers is presented in this study for robust and easy-operation digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR). The chip has only one inlet and can partition samples autonomously through negative pressure, provided by a de-g...

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Published in:Biosensors (Basel) 2021-05, Vol.11 (5), p.158
Main Authors: Xu, Gangwei, Si, Huaqing, Jing, Fengxiang, Sun, Peng, Wu, Dongping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chambers
cushion chambers
Cushions
Deoxyribonucleic acid
digital PCR
Digitization
Dilution
DNA
Fractals
Genetic testing
Microchannels
microfluidic chip
Microfluidics
Polydimethylsiloxane
Polymerase chain reaction
Pressure distribution
Priming
Reagents
Robustness
self-priming
Thermal cycling
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Summary:A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based self-priming microfluidic chip with cushion chambers is presented in this study for robust and easy-operation digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR). The chip has only one inlet and can partition samples autonomously through negative pressure, provided by a de-gassed PDMS layer with a multi-level vertical branching microchannel design. Meanwhile, cushion chambers make the chip capable of very robust use for sample partitioning. Finally, the proposed microfluidic chip showed excellent performance in the absolute quantification of a target gene by performing quantitative detection of a 10-fold serial dilution DNA template. Owing to its characteristics of easy operation, low cost, and high robustness, the proposed dPCR chip is expected to further promote the extensive application of digital PCR, especially in resource-limited settings.
ISSN:2079-6374
2079-6374
DOI:10.3390/bios11050158