DNA methylation has been extensively investigated in recent years,not least because of its known relationship with various diseases.Progress in analytical methods can greatly increase the relevance of DNA methylation ...DNA methylation has been extensively investigated in recent years,not least because of its known relationship with various diseases.Progress in analytical methods can greatly increase the relevance of DNA methylation studies to both clinical medicine and scientific research.Microflu-idic chips are excellent carriers for molecular analysis,and their use can provide improvements from multiple aspects.On-chip molecular analysis has received extensive attention owing to its advantages of portability,high throughput,low cost,and high efficiency.In recent years,the use of novel microfluidic chips for DNA methylation analysis has been widely reported and has shown obvious superiority to conventional methods.In this review,wefirst focus on DNA methylation and its applications.Then,we discuss advanced microfluidic-based methods for DNA methylation analysis and describe the great progress that has been made in recent years.Finally,we summarize the advantages that microfluidic technology brings to DNA methylation analysis and describe several challenges and perspectives for on-chip DNA methylation analysis.This review should help researchers improve their understanding and make progress in developing microfluidic-based methods for DNA methylation analysis.展开更多
Sensitive detection and precise quantitation of trace-level crucial biomarkers in a complex sample matrix has become an important area of research.For example,the detection of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I(hs-cT...Sensitive detection and precise quantitation of trace-level crucial biomarkers in a complex sample matrix has become an important area of research.For example,the detection of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I(hs-cTnI)is strongly recommended in clinical guidelines for early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.Based on the use of an electrode modified by single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)and a Ru(bpy)32+-doped silica nanoparticle(Ru@SiO2)/tripropylamine(TPA)system,a novel type of electrochemiluminescent(ECL)magneto-immunosensor is developed for ultrasensitive detection of hs-cTnI.In this approach,a large amount of[Ru(bpy)3]2+is loaded in SiO2(silica nanoparticles)as luminophores with high luminescent efficiency and SWCNTs as electrode surface modification material with excellent elec-trooxidation ability for TPA.Subsequently,a hierarchical micropillar array of microstructures is fabricated with a magnet placed at each end to efficiently confine a single layer of immunomagnetic microbeads on the surface of the electrode and enable 7.5-fold signal enhancement.In particular,the use of transparent SWCNTs to modify a transparent ITO electrode provides a two-order-of-magnitude ECL signal amplifi-cation.A good linear calibration curve is developed for hs-cTnI concentrations over a wide range from 10 fg/ml to 10 ng/ml,with the limit of detection calculated as 8.720 fg/ml(S/N 3).This ultrasensitive immunosensor exhibits superior detection performance with remarkable sta-=bility,reproducibility,and selectivity.Satisfactory recoveries are obtained in the detection of hs-cTnI in human serum,providing a potential analysis protocol for clinical applications.展开更多
Given the continuous and growing demand for point of care(POC)diagnostic tests,attention has been shifted toward integration and miniaturization of laboratory protocols into“sample-in-answer-out”devices.Microfluidic...Given the continuous and growing demand for point of care(POC)diagnostic tests,attention has been shifted toward integration and miniaturization of laboratory protocols into“sample-in-answer-out”devices.Microfluidic technologies have been considered an ideal solution to address the requirements of POC diagnostics since many laboratory functions can be miniaturized and incorporated onto a single integrated chip.In this review,we summarize the advances of integrated microfluidic devices for POC diagnostics in the last 3 years.Particularly,we summarize current materials used for microfluidic chip fabrication,discuss the innovation of versatile integrated microfluidic devices,especially the strategies for simplifying sample preparation in manual or self-driven systems,and new detection methods of microfluidic chips.In addition,we describe new integrated microfluidic devices for POC diagnostics of protein-targeted immunodiagnostics,nucleic acid molecular tests,and small molecule metabolites analysis.We also provide future perspectives and current challenges for clinical translation and commercialization of these microfluidic technologies.展开更多
基金support from the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFE0118700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC Grant No.62174119)+1 种基金the 111 Project(Grant No.B07014)the Foundation for Talent Scientists of Nanchang Institute for Microtechnology of Tianjin University.
文摘DNA methylation has been extensively investigated in recent years,not least because of its known relationship with various diseases.Progress in analytical methods can greatly increase the relevance of DNA methylation studies to both clinical medicine and scientific research.Microflu-idic chips are excellent carriers for molecular analysis,and their use can provide improvements from multiple aspects.On-chip molecular analysis has received extensive attention owing to its advantages of portability,high throughput,low cost,and high efficiency.In recent years,the use of novel microfluidic chips for DNA methylation analysis has been widely reported and has shown obvious superiority to conventional methods.In this review,wefirst focus on DNA methylation and its applications.Then,we discuss advanced microfluidic-based methods for DNA methylation analysis and describe the great progress that has been made in recent years.Finally,we summarize the advantages that microfluidic technology brings to DNA methylation analysis and describe several challenges and perspectives for on-chip DNA methylation analysis.This review should help researchers improve their understanding and make progress in developing microfluidic-based methods for DNA methylation analysis.
基金The authors acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62001460,31971368,12202461,and 22104148)the Guangdong Regional Joint Funds for Young Scientists(Grant Nos.2020A1515110201 and 2020A1515110368)+2 种基金Guangdong Provincial General Funding(Grant No.2021A1515220156)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Funding-Regional Joint Fund(Grant No.2020B1515120040)Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Funding(Grant Nos.JSGG20201103153801005,JSGG20191115141601721,ZDSYS20220527171406014,JCYJ20220818101412027,JCYJ20200109115635440,and JCYJ 20200109115408041).
文摘Sensitive detection and precise quantitation of trace-level crucial biomarkers in a complex sample matrix has become an important area of research.For example,the detection of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I(hs-cTnI)is strongly recommended in clinical guidelines for early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.Based on the use of an electrode modified by single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)and a Ru(bpy)32+-doped silica nanoparticle(Ru@SiO2)/tripropylamine(TPA)system,a novel type of electrochemiluminescent(ECL)magneto-immunosensor is developed for ultrasensitive detection of hs-cTnI.In this approach,a large amount of[Ru(bpy)3]2+is loaded in SiO2(silica nanoparticles)as luminophores with high luminescent efficiency and SWCNTs as electrode surface modification material with excellent elec-trooxidation ability for TPA.Subsequently,a hierarchical micropillar array of microstructures is fabricated with a magnet placed at each end to efficiently confine a single layer of immunomagnetic microbeads on the surface of the electrode and enable 7.5-fold signal enhancement.In particular,the use of transparent SWCNTs to modify a transparent ITO electrode provides a two-order-of-magnitude ECL signal amplifi-cation.A good linear calibration curve is developed for hs-cTnI concentrations over a wide range from 10 fg/ml to 10 ng/ml,with the limit of detection calculated as 8.720 fg/ml(S/N 3).This ultrasensitive immunosensor exhibits superior detection performance with remarkable sta-=bility,reproducibility,and selectivity.Satisfactory recoveries are obtained in the detection of hs-cTnI in human serum,providing a potential analysis protocol for clinical applications.
基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Grant/Award Number:ZQN-818State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics,Grant/Award Number:2019006+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China,Grant/Award Number:2021J01310National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:21775128,21804022。
文摘Given the continuous and growing demand for point of care(POC)diagnostic tests,attention has been shifted toward integration and miniaturization of laboratory protocols into“sample-in-answer-out”devices.Microfluidic technologies have been considered an ideal solution to address the requirements of POC diagnostics since many laboratory functions can be miniaturized and incorporated onto a single integrated chip.In this review,we summarize the advances of integrated microfluidic devices for POC diagnostics in the last 3 years.Particularly,we summarize current materials used for microfluidic chip fabrication,discuss the innovation of versatile integrated microfluidic devices,especially the strategies for simplifying sample preparation in manual or self-driven systems,and new detection methods of microfluidic chips.In addition,we describe new integrated microfluidic devices for POC diagnostics of protein-targeted immunodiagnostics,nucleic acid molecular tests,and small molecule metabolites analysis.We also provide future perspectives and current challenges for clinical translation and commercialization of these microfluidic technologies.
