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Investigation of a PDMS based micromixer for heterogeneous immunoassays of insulin

Zhikun Zhan, Yanli Qu, Shuai Wang, Zaili Dong, Balaji Srinivasan, Steve Tung, Wen J. Li

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the performance of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based micromixer for heterogeneous immunoassays of insulin. The detection method is based on coupling the highly specific double-antibody sandwich immunoassay with the sensitive chemiluminescence of the Luminol-Hydrogen Peroxide reaction. Both the immune and chemiluminescence reactions are conducted in the micromixer, and the resultant light emission is detected by a highly sensitive photometer. The behavior of the luminol based chemiluminescence is parabolic with respect to time, and the maximum light intensity is used here to represent the output of the reaction. The current results indicate that at an actuation pressure of 15psi, an actuation frequency of 30Hz leads to the best reaction result. At these operating conditions, the detection limit of insulin is about 10-14mol/L while the total reaction time of the insulin immunoassay in the micromixer is less than 5 minutes. ©2010 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE 5th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2010
Pages616-619
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event5th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2010) - Xiamen, China
Duration: 20 Jan 201023 Jan 2010

Conference

Conference5th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2010)
Abbreviated titleIEEE-NEMS 2010
PlaceChina
CityXiamen
Period20/01/1023/01/10

Research Keywords

  • Immunoassay
  • Insulin
  • Micromixer
  • PDMS

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