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Paluch J, Mermer K, Kwiatkowska J, Kozak M, Kozak J. Novel sample double dilution calibration method for determination of lithium in biological samples using automatic flow system with in-syringe reaction. Talanta 2024; 276:126177. [PMID: 38718643 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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A novel sample double dilution calibration method (SDDCM) and an automatic flow system with in-syringe reaction and spectrophotometric detection were developed for determining lithium in biological samples. The method is based on the reaction of lithium with Thorin in an alkaline medium and the signal was measured at 480 nm. The reaction was performed simultaneously for both standards and samples in three syringes of the automatic flow system. The method was validated and successfully applied to the determination of lithium in synthetic and pharmaceutical samples, with results consistent with the ICP OES method. The novel calibration method, developed for the determination of lithium in biological samples, uses a sample with two dilution degrees. Using the method, the concentration of the analyte is determined by relating the signal for a less diluted sample to the calibration plot for a more diluted sample and vice versa. The implementation of the calibration method was facilitated by preparing solutions directly in the flow system. The use of two sample dilutions makes it possible to determine the analyte in the sample without preliminary preparation. Moreover, obtaining two results based on signals for a sample diluted to different degrees allows them to be verified for accuracy. The proposed approach was successfully verified by the determination of lithium in certified reference materials of blood serum and urine. Using the developed method lithium was determined within the concentration range of 0.06-1.5 mg L-1, with precision (CV, %) less than 6.7, and accuracy (RE, %) better than 6.9. The detection limit was 0.03 mg L-1.
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- Justyna Paluch
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland; Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Oil and Gas Institute - National Research Institute, Lubicz 25A, 31-503, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Krakow, Poland.
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Yang M, Cao M, Zhang Z, Wang C. PCB-C 4D coupled with paper-based microfluidic sampling for the rapid detection of liquid conductivity. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:2543-2555. [PMID: 38591249 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00198b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The detection of liquid electrical conductivity has board applications in food safety testing, water quality monitoring, and agricultural soil analysis. Electrodes used in traditional liquid electrical conductivity detection come into direct contact with liquid, leading to electrode contamination and affecting the accuracy of the detection results. The capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) method effectively addresses this issue. However, impurity particles present in the solution can compromise the consistency and repeatability of detection results. This study combines paper-based microfluidic technology with printed circuit board-capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (PCB-C4D) to address this issue. Prior to sample detection, in situ rapid filtration is employed to remove impurity particles from the raw solution sample, significantly enhancing detection consistency and reliability. Simultaneously, Optimization of PCB-C4D parameters, channel size, filtration time, and solution drop rate ensures optimal detection conditions. A compact kit design facilitates reliable assembly of the PCB-C4D electrodes and paper-based channel, enhancing practicality. Practical measurements on the conductivity of orange juice, cucumber, and soil solution further validate the method's accuracy, rapidity, and effectiveness in in situ conductivity detection. This work advances the practical application of PCB-C4D technology.
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- Mingpeng Yang
- School of Automation, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China.
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- School of Automation, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- China Aero Geophysical Survey and Remote Sensing Center for Natural Resources, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 10083, China
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- School of Automation, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China.
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Elbashir AA, Osman A, Elawad M, Ziyada AK, Aboul-Enein HY. Application of capillary electrophoresis with capacitively contactless conductivity detection for biomedical analysis. Electrophoresis 2024; 45:400-410. [PMID: 38100198 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The coupling of capillary electrophoresis (CE) with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4 D) has become convenient analytical method for determination of small molecules that do not possess chromogenic or fluorogenic group. The implementations of CE with C4 D in the determination of inorganic and organic ions and amino acids in biomedical field are demonstrated. Attention on background electrolyte composition, sample treatment procedures, and the utilize of multi-detection systems are described. A number of tables summarizing highly developed CE-C4 D methods and the figures of merit attained are involved. Lastly, concluding remarks and perspectives are argued.
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- Abdalla A Elbashir
- Department, of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan
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- Department of General Studies, Jubail Industrial College, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Department, Division of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Cao Y, Tao Z, Tian Y, Chen KE, Zhang L, Ren J, Xiao H, Zhang Q, Liu W, Cao C. A handheld contactless conductivity detector for monitoring the desalting of low-volume virus and cell samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115482. [PMID: 37406479 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Desalting of biosamples is crucial for analytical techniques intolerant to abundant salts. However, there is no simple tool to monitor the desalting of low-volume biosamples so far. Here we developed a handheld capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (hC4D) as a miniaturized device to measure the conductivity of 75 μL biosamples. Polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) tubing was selected as the sample reservoir for sample loading via a pipette. Another pipetting of air pushed the sample solution out of the tubing to recollect the sample. Owing to the low sample consumption and easy sample recollection, hC4D is advantageous for testing expensive biosamples, such as viruses and cells. In addition, the whole process of sample injection, conductivity measurement, recollection, and calibration of conductivity can be completed within 1 min. To verify the feasibility of hC4D, we monitored the desalting progress of gel filtration (GF) of 200 μL blood samples, ultrafiltration (UF) of 300 μL virus samples, and dialysis of 7 mL cell samples. Three rounds of GF and UF completely removed the salts but led to poor sample recovery. In contrast, low concentrations of residual salts remained and better recovery was achieved after two rounds of GF and UF. We further utilized the hC4D to monitor the dialysis and tuned the salt concentration in the cell sample, such that we maintained the viability of cells in a low conductivity environment. These results indicated that hC4D is a promising tool for optimizing the desalting procedure of low-volume biosamples.
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- Yiren Cao
- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; School of Life Science and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Lewińska I, Capitán-Vallvey LF, Erenas MM. Thread-based microfluidic sensor for lithium monitoring in saliva. Talanta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Tůma P. Monitoring of biologically active substances in clinical samples by capillary and microchip electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1225:340161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nix C, Ghassemi M, Crommen J, Fillet M. Overview on microfluidics devices for monitoring brain disorder biomarkers. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A Novel Planar Grounded Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detector for Microchip Electrophoresis. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13030394. [PMID: 35334684 PMCID: PMC8953769 DOI: 10.3390/mi13030394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the microchip electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection, the stray capacitance of the detector causes high background noise, which seriously affects the sensitivity and stability of the detection system. To reduce the effect, a novel design of planar grounded capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (PG-C4D) based on printed circuit board (PCB) is proposed. The entire circuit plane except the sensing electrodes is covered by the ground electrode, greatly reducing the stray capacitance. The efficacy of the design has been verified by the electrical field simulation and the electrophoresis detection experiments of inorganic ions. The baseline intensity of the PG-C4D was less than 1/6 of that of the traditional C4D. The PG-C4D with the new design also demonstrated a good repeatability of migration time, peak area, and peak height (n = 5, relative standard deviation, RSD ≤ 0.3%, 3%, and 4%, respectively), and good linear coefficients within the range of 0.05–0.75 mM (R2 ≥ 0.986). The detection sensitivity of K+, Na+, and Li+ reached 0.05, 0.1, and 0.1 mM respectively. Those results prove that the new design is an effective and economical approach which can improve sensitivity and repeatability of a PCB based PG-C4D, which indicate a great application potential in agricultural and environmental monitoring.
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Advances in Therapeutic Monitoring of Lithium in the Management of Bipolar Disorder. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22030736. [PMID: 35161482 PMCID: PMC8838674 DOI: 10.3390/s22030736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since the mid-20th century, lithium continues to be prescribed as a first-line mood stabilizer for the management of bipolar disorder (BD). However, lithium has a very narrow therapeutic index, and it is crucial to carefully monitor lithium plasma levels as concentrations greater than 1.2 mmol/L are potentially toxic and can be fatal. The quantification of lithium in clinical laboratories is performed by atomic absorption spectrometry, flame emission photometry, or conventional ion-selective electrodes. All these techniques are cumbersome and require frequent blood tests with consequent discomfort which results in patients evading treatment. Furthermore, the current techniques for lithium monitoring require highly qualified personnel and expensive equipment; hence, it is crucial to develop low-cost and easy-to-use devices for decentralized monitoring of lithium. The current paper seeks to review the pertinent literature rigorously and critically with a focus on different lithium-monitoring techniques which could lead towards the development of automatic and point-of-care analytical devices for lithium determination.
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Microchip electrophoresis and electrochemical detection: A review on a growing synergistic implementation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Takekawa VS, Marques LA, Strubinger E, Segato TP, Bogusz S, Brazaca LC, Carrilho E. Development of low-cost planar electrodes and microfluidic channels for applications in capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C 4 D). Electrophoresis 2021; 42:1560-1569. [PMID: 34080201 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Electrochemical techniques are commonly applied to micro total analysis system (μTAS) devices mainly due to its high sensitivity and miniaturization capacity. Among many electrochemical techniques, capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4 D) stands out for not requiring direct electrode-solution contact, avoiding several problems such as electrolysis, bubble formation, and metal degradation. Furthermore, the instrumentation required for C4 D measurements is compact, low cost, and easy to use, allowing in situ measurements to be performed even by nonspecialized personal. Contrarily, the production of metallic electrodes and microchannels adequate for C4 D measurements commonly requires specialized facilities and workers, increasing the costs of applying these methods. We propose alternatives to batch manufacture metallic electrodes and polymeric microchannels for C4 D analysis using more straightforward equipment and lower-cost materials. Three devices with different dielectric layer compositions and electrode sizes were tested and compared regarding their analytical performance. The constructed platforms have shown a reduction of more than 64% in cost when compared to traditional techniques and displayed good linearity (R2 ≥ 0.994), reproducibility (RSD ≤ 4.07%, n = 3), and limits of detection (≤0.26 mmol/L) when measuring standard NaCl samples. Therefore, the proposed methods were successfully validated and are available for further C4 D applications such as diagnosis of dry-eye syndrome.
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- Victor Sadanory Takekawa
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica-INCTBio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lackey H, Bottenus D, Liezers M, Shen S, Branch S, Katalenich J, Lines A. A versatile and low-cost chip-to-world interface: Enabling ICP-MS characterization of isotachophoretically separated lanthanides on a microfluidic device. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1137:11-18. [PMID: 33153594 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Microfluidics offer novel and state-of-the-art pathways to process materials. Microfluidic systems drastically reduce timeframes and costs associated with traditional lab-scale efforts in the area of analytical sample preparations. The challenge arises in effectively connecting microfluidics to off-chip analysis tools to accurately characterize samples after treatment on-chip. Fabrication of a chip-to-world connection includes one end of a fused silica capillary interfaced to the outlet of a microfluidic device (MFD). The other end of the capillary is connected to a commercially available CEI-100 interface that passes samples into an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). This coupling creates an inexpensive and simple chip-to-world connection that enables on-chip and off-chip methods of analyzing the separation of rare earth elements. Specifically, this is demonstrated by utilizing isotachophoresis (ITP) on a microfluidic chip to separate up to 14 lanthanides from a homogenous sample into elementally pure bands. The separated analyte zones are successfully transferred across a 7 nL void volume at the microchip-capillary junction, such that separation resolution is maintained and even increased through the interface and into the ICP-MS, where the elemental composition of the sample is analyzed. Lanthanide samples of varying composition are detected using ICP-MS, demonstrating this versatile and cost-effective approach, which maintains the separation quality achieved on the MFD. This simple connection enables fast, low-cost sample preparation immediately prior to injection into an ICP-MS or other analytical instrument.
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- Hope Lackey
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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Komatsu T, Maeki M, Ishida A, Tani H, Tokeshi M. Paper-Based Device for the Facile Colorimetric Determination of Lithium Ions in Human Whole Blood. ACS Sens 2020; 5:1287-1294. [PMID: 32283919 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b02218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lithium carbonate is an effective medicine for the treatment of the bipolar disorder, but the concentration of lithium in the patient's blood must be frequently monitored because of its toxicity. To date, no colorimetric methods of lithium ion detection in whole blood without pretreatment have been reported. Here, we report a colorimetric paper-based device that allows point-of-care testing in one step. This device is composed of two paper-based elements linked to each other: a blood cell separation unit and a colorimetric detection unit. After a portion of whole blood has been placed on the end of the separation unit, plasma in the sample is automatically transported to the detection unit, which displays a diagnostic color. The key feature of this device is its simple, user-friendly operation. The limit of detection is 0.054 mM and the coefficient of variance is below 6.1%, which are comparable to those of conventional instruments using the same colorimetric reaction. Furthermore, we achieved high recovery (>90%) and reproducibility (<9.8%) with spiked human blood samples. Thus, the presented device provides an alternative method for the regular monitoring of lithium concentrations in the treatment of bipolar disorder by augmenting the coefficient of variation (maximum value, 6.1%).
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- Takeshi Komatsu
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
- Innovative Research Centre for Preventive Medical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Chantipmanee N, Sonsa-Ard T, Fukana N, Kotakanok K, Mantim T, Wilairat P, Hauser PC, Nacapricha D. Contactless conductivity detector from printed circuit board for paper-based analytical systems. Talanta 2019; 206:120227. [PMID: 31514895 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This work presents a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C4D) etched out from a printed circuit board (PCB) as potential sensor for paper-based analytical systems. Two lines of any desirable pattern forming 35-μm thick planar copper electrodes were produced on a PCB plate (40 mm × 60 mm) by photolithography. The final PCB plate was covered with polypropylene film to serve as the insulating layer for the C4D detector. The film also protected the copper electrodes from corrosion. Electrodes made in this planar geometry make the PCB-C4D suitable as sensor for flat devices such as paper-based analytical devices. For this work, plain paper strips were employed as sample reservoir and as fluidic channel without hydrophobic pattern. A dried paper strip was first placed over the sensor, followed by dispensing a fixed volume of the liquid sample onto the paper. Entrapment of the liquid sample in the paper strip leads to reproducible size and position of the detection zone of the sample liquid for the capacitive coupling effect. High precision was obtained with %RSD ≤1% (n = 18) for standard solutions of KCl. Soil suspensions could be analyzed without prior filtration by placing a drop onto the paper strip extending away from the detector zone. The paper strip filtered out soil particles at the surface of the paper. Therefore, only soil filtrate moved towards the detection zone by lateral flow. The C4D detection using paper strip showed high tolerance to soil suspension with turbidity up to 6657 NTU, offering direct analysis of soil salinity. Cleaning with moist tissue paper between samples is adequate even for dirty samples such as soil suspension. We also monitored conductivity of acid-base reaction in the microfluidic paper channels, which was later applied to the quantification of bicarbonate in water and in antacid tablet ("Soda Mint Tablet").
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- Nattapong Chantipmanee
- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand; Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand; Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand; Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Sukhumvit 23, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand; National Doping Control Centre, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Flow Innovation-Research for Science and Technology Laboratories (Firstlabs), Thailand; Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Bottenus D, Branch S, Lackey H, Ivory C, Katalenich J, Clark S, Lines A. Design and optimization of a fused-silica microfluidic device for separation of trivalent lanthanides by isotachophoresis. Electrophoresis 2019; 40:2531-2540. [PMID: 31206758 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201900027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Elemental analysis of rare earth elements is essential in a variety of fields including environmental monitoring and nuclear safeguards; however, current techniques are often labor intensive, time consuming, and/or costly to perform. The difficulty arises in preparing samples, which requires separating the chemically and physically similar lanthanides. However, by transitioning these separations to the microscale, the speed, cost, and simplicity of sample preparation can be drastically improved. Here, all fourteen non-radioactive lanthanides (lanthanum through lutetium minus promethium) are separated by ITP for the first time in a serpentine fused-silica microchannel (70 µm wide × 70 µm tall × 33 cm long) in <10 min at voltages ≤8 kV with limits of detection on the order of picomoles. This time includes the 2 min electrokinetic injection time at 2 kV to load sample into the microchannel. The final leading electrolyte consisted of 10 mM ammonium acetate, 7 mM α-hydroxyisobutyric acid, 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, and the final terminating electrolyte consisted of 10 mM acetic acid, 7 mM α-hydroxyisobutyric acid, and 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone. Electrophoretic electrodes are embedded in the microchip reservoirs so that voltages can be quickly applied and switched during operation. The limits of detection are quantified using a commercial capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C4 D) to calculate ITP zone lengths in combination with ITP theory. Optimization of experimental procedures and reproducibility based on statistical analysis of subsequent experimental results are addressed. Percent error values in band length and conductivity are ≤8.1 and 0.37%, respectively.
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- Danny Bottenus
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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- Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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Wuethrich A, Quirino JP. A decade of microchip electrophoresis for clinical diagnostics - A review of 2008-2017. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1045:42-66. [PMID: 30454573 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A core element in clinical diagnostics is the data interpretation obtained through the analysis of patient samples. To obtain relevant and reliable information, a methodological approach of sample preparation, separation, and detection is required. Traditionally, these steps are performed independently and stepwise. Microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) can provide rapid and high-resolution separation with the capability to integrate a streamlined and complete diagnostic workflow suitable for the point-of-care setting. Whilst standard clinical diagnostics methods normally require hours to days to retrieve specific patient data, MCE can reduce the time to minutes, hastening the delivery of treatment options for the patients. This review covers the advances in MCE for disease detection from 2008 to 2017. Miniaturised diagnostic approaches that required an electrophoretic separation step prior to the detection of the biological samples are reviewed. In the two main sections, the discussion is focused on the technical set-up used to suit MCE for disease detection and on the strategies that have been applied to study various diseases. Throughout these discussions MCE is compared to other techniques to create context of the potential and challenges of MCE. A comprehensive table categorised based on the studied disease using MCE is provided. We also comment on future challenges that remain to be addressed.
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- Alain Wuethrich
- Centre for Personalised Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, Building 75, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Physical Sciences-Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
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Lobo-Júnior EO, L S Chagas C, Coltro WKT. Determination of inorganic cations in biological fluids using a hybrid capillary electrophoresis device coupled with contactless conductivity detection. J Sep Sci 2018; 41:3310-3317. [PMID: 29956462 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201800403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We describe the assembly of a hybrid electrophoresis device that contains fused silica capillaries interconnected to a microfabricated interface in a cross format for the determination of inorganic cations in biological samples. The sample transport in the proposed hybrid device was performed under gated injection mode and the separations were monitored with a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector. The capillary extremities were inserted into polypropylene tubes to create solution reservoirs. Sensing electrodes were produced using stainless-steel hypodermic needles previously cut with 2.0 mm length. The running composition and injection time were optimized and the best results were found using 50 mmol/L lactic acid, 20 mmol/L histidine and 3 mmol/L 18-crown-6 ether, and an electrokinetic injection time of 15 s. The separation of six inorganic cations was achieved with baseline resolution, and efficiencies were between 9.1 × 103 and 5.4 × 104 plates/m. The proposed hybrid device was explored for determining the concentration levels of inorganic cations in urine, saliva, and tear samples, employing Li+ as an internal standard. The achieved results were in good agreement with the data reported in the literature. The reliability of the proposed method ranged from 93 to 98%, thus suggesting satisfactory accuracy for bioanalytical applications.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Yang M, Huang Z, You H. A plug-in electrophoresis microchip with PCB electrodes for contactless conductivity detection. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171687. [PMID: 29892366 PMCID: PMC5990721 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A plug-in electrophoresis microchip for large-scale use aimed at improving maintainability with low fabrication and maintenance costs is proposed in this paper. The plug-in microchip improves the maintainability of a device because the damaged microchannel layer can be changed without needing to cut off the circuit wires in the detection component. Obviously, the plug-in structure reduces waste compared with earlier microchips; at present the whole microchip has to be discarded, including the electrode layer and the microchannel layer. The fabrication cost was reduced as far as possible by adopting a steel template and printed circuit board electrodes that avoided the complex photolithography, metal deposition and sputtering processes. The detection performance of our microchip was assessed by electrophoresis experiments. The results showed an acceptable gradient and stable detection performance. The effect of the installation shift between the microchannel layer and the electrode layer brought about by the plug-in structure was also evaluated. The results indicated that, as long as the shift was controlled within a reasonable scope, its effect on the detection performance was acceptable. The plug-in microchip described in this paper represents a new train of thought for the large-scale use and design of portable instruments with electrophoresis microchips in the future.
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- Mingpeng Yang
- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, USTC, Hefei 230026, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, USTC, Hefei 230026, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Microfluidic chip-capillary electrophoresis device for the determination of urinary metabolites and proteins. Bioanalysis 2016; 7:907-22. [PMID: 25932524 DOI: 10.4155/bio.15.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Microfluidic chip-CE (MC-CE) devices have caught recent attention for diagnostic applications in urine. This is due to the successes reported in handling real urine samples by integrating microfluidic chips (MC) with analyte enrichment and sample cleanup to CE with high separation efficiency and sensitive analyte detection. Here, we review the determination of urinary metabolites and proteins by MC-CE devices within the past 7 years. The application scope for MC-CE integrated devices was found to exceed the use of either technique alone, showing comparable performance to laser-induced fluorescence detection using less sensitive UV detectors, offering the flexibility to handle difficult urine samples with on-chip dilution and online standard addition and delivering enhanced performance as compared with commercial microfluidic chip electrophoresis chips.
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Constantinou L, Triantis IF, Hickey M, Kyriacou PA. On the merits of tetrapolar impedance spectroscopy for monitoring lithium concentration variations in human blood plasma. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2016; 64:601-609. [PMID: 27214887 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2016.2570125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Makrlíková A, Opekar F, Tůma P. Pressure-assisted introduction of urine samples into a short capillary for electrophoretic separation with contactless conductivity and UV spectrometry detection. Electrophoresis 2015; 36:1962-8. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Anna Makrlíková
- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague; Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology; Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague; Prague Czech Republic
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Duarte Junior GF, Fracassi da Silva JA, Mendonça Francisco KJ, do Lago CL, Carrilho E, Coltro WKT. Metalless electrodes for capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection on electrophoresis microchips. Electrophoresis 2015; 36:1935-40. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Instituto de Química; Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Campinas São Paulo Brasil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica; Campinas São Paulo Brasil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos; Universidade de São Paulo; São Carlos São Paulo Brasil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica; Campinas São Paulo Brasil
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- Instituto de Química; Universidade Federal de Goiás; Goiânia Goiás Brasil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica; Campinas São Paulo Brasil
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Guinovart T, Blondeau P, Andrade FJ. Sulphate-selective optical microsensors: overcoming the hydration energy penalty. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:10377-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc02350e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Novel membrane-free chemically modified polystyrene microspheres for the optical detection of sulphate in aqueous media are introduced.
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- Tomàs Guinovart
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
- Rovira i Virgili University (URV)
- Tarragona
- Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
- Rovira i Virgili University (URV)
- Tarragona
- Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
- Rovira i Virgili University (URV)
- Tarragona
- Spain
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Sun D, Lu J, Chen Z. Microfluidic contactless conductivity cytometer for electrical cell sensing and counting. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra08371k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An integrated and cost-effective microfluidic contactless conductivity cytometer for cell sensing and counting.
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- Duanping Sun
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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Zhai H, Li J, Chen Z, Su Z, Liu Z, Yu X. A glass/PDMS electrophoresis microchip embedded with molecular imprinting SPE monolith for contactless conductivity detection. Microchem J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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de Macedo AN, Jiwa MIY, Macri J, Belostotsky V, Hill S, Britz-McKibbin P. Strong anion determination in biological fluids by capillary electrophoresis for clinical diagnostics. Anal Chem 2013; 85:11112-20. [PMID: 24127785 DOI: 10.1021/ac402975q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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New methods for quantitative analysis of strong anions are required for diagnostic testing of human diseases. Current techniques suffer from poor selectivity and/or long analysis times that are not amenable for labile anions in high-saline or volume-restricted samples. We introduce a rapid assay (<5 min) based on capillary electrophoresis (CE) with indirect UV detection for simultaneous analysis of sulfate, sulfite, and chloride in human urine, plasma, and sweat specimens. Remarkable selectivity for strong anions is achieved by using an acidic background electrolyte under reversed polarity that results in electrokinetic rejection of matrix interferences at the capillary inlet. A dual co-ion probe system consisting of 5 mM naphthalene disulfonate (NDS) and 5 mM naphthalene trisulfonate (NTS) in 0.4 M formic acid, pH 2.0 is developed for detection of UV transparent anions (S/N ≈ 3, 60 μM with a 25 μm inner diameter fused-silica capillary) with good peak symmetry and baseline stability. Due to the chemical reactivity of sulfite, dilute formaldehyde is used as a reagent to form an acid-stable hydroxymethylsulfonate adduct. Method validation confirmed excellent linearity (R(2) > 0.999), good accuracy (mean bias ≈7%), and acceptable long-term reproducibility (CV < 10%) over 20 days. The assay allows for artifact-free determination of sulfate and sulfite with consistent results for chloride when compared to standard electrochemical methods (R(2) > 0.975). Preliminary data suggest that kidney-stone formers have lower urinary sulfate excretion relative to non-kidney-stone patient controls (p = 0.0261). CE offers a selective yet robust platform for routine analysis of strong anions that is needed for confirmatory testing of cystic fibrosis, sulfite oxidase deficiency, urolithiasis, and other disorders of sulfur metabolism and/or anion transport.
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- Adriana Nori de Macedo
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, ‡Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, §Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University , 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4M1, Canada
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Gaudry AJ, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM. In-plane alloy electrodes for capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection in poly(methylmethacrylate) electrophoretic chips. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:2980-7. [PMID: 23925858 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 07/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A simple method for producing PMMA electrophoresis microchips with in-plane electrodes for capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection is presented. One PMMA plate (channel plate) is embossed with the microfluidic and electrode channels and lamination bonded to a blank PMMA cover plate of equal dimensions. To incorporate the electrodes, the bonded chip is heated to 80 °C, above the melting point of the alloy (≈ 70 °C) and below the glass transition temperature of the PMMA (≈ 105 °C), and the molten alloy drawn into the electrode channels with a syringe before being allowed to cool and harden. A 0.5 mm diameter stainless steel pin is then inserted into the alloy filled reservoirs of the electrode channels to provide external connection to the capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection detector electronics. This advance provides for a quick and simple manufacturing process and negates the need for integrating electrodes using costly and time-consuming thin film deposition methods. No additional detector cell mounting structures were required and connection to the external signal processing electronics was achieved by simply slipping commercially available shielded adaptors over the pins. With a non-optimised electrode arrangement consisting of a 1 mm detector gap and 100 μm insulating distance, rapid separations of ammonium, sodium and lithium (<22 s) yielded LODs of approximately 1.5-3.5 ppm.
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- Adam J Gaudry
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Wang S, Chen Z, Tang X, Shi L, Zhang L, Yao M. Rapid determination of partition coefficients of pharmaceuticals by phase distribution and microchip capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. J Sep Sci 2013; 36:3615-22. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201300720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Sifeng Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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Ansari K, Ying JYS, Hauser PC, de Rooij NF, Rodriguez I. A portable lab-on-a-chip instrument based on MCE with dual top-bottom capacitive coupled contactless conductivity detector in replaceable cell cartridge. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:1390-9. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201200592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Kambiz Ansari
- Institute of Materials Research & Engineering; A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research); Singapore; Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research & Engineering; A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research); Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Basel; Basel; Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; Institute of Microengineering, Sensors; Actuators and Microsystems Laboratory Samlab; Neuchatel; Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials Research & Engineering; A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research); Singapore; Singapore
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Kubáň P, Boček P. Direct analysis of formate in human plasma, serum and whole blood by in-line coupling of microdialysis to capillary electrophoresis for rapid diagnosis of methanol poisoning. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 768:82-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Song Z, Xu Y, Chen Z, Yang J, Li X, Zhang Z. Quantification of lactate in synovia by microchip with contactless conductivity detection. Anal Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lima RS, Piazzetta MHO, Gobbi AL, Segato TP, Cabral MF, Machado SAS, Carrilho E. Highly sensitive contactless conductivity microchips based on concentric electrodes for flow analysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:11382-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45797d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A polydimethylsiloxane electrophoresis microchip with a thickness controllable insulating layer for capacitatively coupled contactless conductivity detection. Electrochem commun 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Determination of free and total valproic acid in human plasma by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2012; 907:74-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mark JJP, Scholz R, Matysik FM. Electrochemical methods in conjunction with capillary and microchip electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1267:45-64. [PMID: 22824222 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Electromigrative techniques such as capillary and microchip electrophoresis (CE and MCE) are inherently associated with various electrochemical phenomena. The electrolytic processes occurring in the buffer reservoirs have to be considered for a proper design of miniaturized electrophoretic systems and a suitable selection of buffer composition. In addition, the control of the electroosmotic flow plays a crucial role for the optimization of CE/MCE separations. Electroanalytical methods have significant importance in the field of detection in conjunction with CE/MCE. At present, amperometric detection and contactless conductivity detection are the predominating electrochemical detection methods for CE/MCE. This paper reviews the most recent trends in the field of electrochemical detection coupled to CE/MCE. The emphasis is on methodical developments and new applications that have been published over the past five years. A rather new way for the implementation of electrochemical methods into CE systems is the concept of electrochemically assisted injection which involves the electrochemical conversions of analytes during the injection step. This approach is particularly attractive in hyphenation to mass spectrometry (MS) as it widens the range of CE-MS applications. An overview of recent developments of electrochemically assisted injection coupled to CE is presented.
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- Jonas J P Mark
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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See HH, Schmidt-Marzinkowski J, Pormsila W, Morand R, Krähenbühl S, Hauser PC. Determination of creatine and phosphocreatine in muscle biopsy samples by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 727:78-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Revised: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Qian JX, Chen ZG. A novel electromagnetic induction detector with a coaxial coil for capillary electrophoresis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lima RS, Segato TP, Gobbi AL, Coltro WKT, Carrilho E. Doping of a dielectric layer as a new alternative for increasing sensitivity of the contactless conductivity detection in microchips. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:4148-4151. [PMID: 22045405 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20757a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This communication describes a new procedure to increase the sensitivity of C(4)D in PDMS/glass microchips. The method consists in doping the insulating layer (PDMS) over the electrodes with nanoparticles of TiO(2), increasing thus its dielectric constant. The experimental protocol is simple, inexpensive, and fast.
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- Renato Sousa Lima
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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Shang F, Guihen E, Glennon JD. Recent advances in miniaturisation - The role of microchip electrophoresis in clinical analysis. Electrophoresis 2011; 33:105-16. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mark JJP, Coufal P, Opekar F, Matysik FM. Comparison of the performance characteristics of two tubular contactless conductivity detectors with different dimensions and application in conjunction with HPLC. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 401:1669-76. [PMID: 21761108 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Two tubular capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C(4)D) cells with different geometric dimensions were evaluated with regard to their main analytical characteristics under non-separation and separation conditions in conjunction with liquid chromatography. A comparison of the performance of the tubular cells to a previously tested thin-layer detection cell was drawn. Additionally, using a theoretical model the experimental results were compared with sets of calculated values and partially enabled to model the complex behavior of C(4)D detection in combination with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). While cell 1 is characterized by a geometric cell volume of 0.6 μL, a wall thickness of 675 μm, and an inner diameter of 125 μm, the respective values for cell 2 are 2.3 μL, 200 μm, and 250 μm. The main analytical parameters were evaluated using a potassium chloride (KCl) solution. The limits of detection were 0.4 μM KCl (5.7 × 10(-6) S m(-1)) for cell 1 and 0.2 μM KCl (3.2 × 10(-6) S m(-1)) for cell 2, which compares well to the previously found 0.2 μM for the thin-layer cell. A pair of linear ranges was found for both cells in a concentration interval ranging from 1 × 10(-6) to 1 × 10(-4) M (corresponding to 1.5 × 10(-5) to 1.5 × 10(-3) S m(-1)) KCl, respectively. Furthermore, the detector cells were applied to the HPLC separation of a model compound system consisting of benzoic acid, lactic acid, octanesulphonic acid, and sodium capronate. Separation of the compounds was achieved with a Biospher PSI 100 C18 column using 60% aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase. Calibration curves for the examined model system were well correlated (r² > 0.997), and it was found that under separation conditions the arrangement with the lower cell volume (cell 1) yields higher sensitivity and respectively lower limits of detection for all model compounds. Compared with the thin-layer cell, the tubular cells show better overall performance in regard to the determined analytical characteristics.
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- Jonas Josef Peter Mark
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31a, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Lin CC, Tseng CC, Chuang TK, Lee DS, Lee GB. Urine analysis in microfluidic devices. Analyst 2011; 136:2669-88. [PMID: 21617803 DOI: 10.1039/c1an15029d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Microfluidics has attracted considerable attention since its early development in the 1980s and has experienced rapid growth in the past three decades due to advantages associated with miniaturization, integration and automation. Urine analysis is a common, fast and inexpensive clinical diagnostic tool in health care. In this article, we will be reviewing recent works starting from 2005 to the present for urine analysis using microfluidic devices or systems and to provide in-depth commentary about these techniques. Moreover, commercial strips that are often treated as chips and their readers for urine analysis will also be briefly discussed. We start with an introduction to the physiological significance of various components or measurement standards in urine analysis, followed by a brief introduction to enabling microfluidic technologies. Then, microfluidic devices or systems for sample pretreatments and for sensing urinary macromolecules, micromolecules, as well as multiplexed analysis are reviewed, in this sequence. Moreover, a microfluidic chip for urinary proteome profiling is also discussed, followed by a section discussing commercial products. Finally, the authors' perspectives on microfluidic-based urine analysis are provided. These advancements in microfluidic techniques for urine analysis may improve current routine clinical practices, particularly for point-of-care (POC) applications.
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- Chun-Che Lin
- Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Strieglerová L, Kubáň P, Boček P. Rapid and simple pretreatment of human body fluids using electromembrane extraction across supported liquid membrane for capillary electrophoretic determination of lithium. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:1182-9. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Pormsila W, Morand R, Krähenbühl S, Hauser PC. Quantification of plasma lactate concentrations using capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:884-9. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Liu J, Wang J, Chen Z, Yu Y, Yang X, Zhang X, Xu Z, Liu C. A three-layer PMMA electrophoresis microchip with Pt microelectrodes insulated by a thin film for contactless conductivity detection. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:969-973. [PMID: 21135967 DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00341g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A three-layer poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) electrophoresis microchip integrated with Pt microelectrodes for contactless conductivity detection is presented. A 50 μm-thick PMMA film is used as the insulating layer and placed between the channel plate (containing the microchannel) and the electrode plate (containing the microelectrode). The three-layer structure facilitates the achievement of a thin insulating layer, obviates the difficulty of integrating microelectrodes on a thin film, and does not compromise the integration of microchips. To overcome the thermal and chemical incompatibilities of polymers and photolithographic techniques, a modified lift-off process was developed to integrate Pt microelectrodes onto the PMMA substrate. A novel two-step bonding method was created to assemble the complete PMMA microchip. A low limit of detection of 1.25 μg ml(-1) for Na(+) and high separation efficiency of 77,000 and 48,000 plates/m for Na(+) and K(+) were obtained when operating the detector at a low excitation frequency of 60 kHz.
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- Junshan Liu
- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China.
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Liu B, Zhang Y, Mayer D, Krause HJ, Jin Q, Zhao J, Offenhäusser A. A simplified poly(dimethylsiloxane) capillary electrophoresis microchip integrated with a low-noise contactless conductivity detector. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:699-704. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 12/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Doan TKO, Kubáň P, Kubáň P, Kiplagat IK, Boček P. Analysis of inorganic cations in biological samples by the combination of micro-electrodialysis and capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:464-71. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tomazelli Coltro WK, Fracassi da Silva JA, Carrilho E. Rapid prototyping of polymeric electrophoresis microchips with integrated electrodes for contactless conductivity detection. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2011; 3:168-172. [PMID: 32938126 DOI: 10.1039/c0ay00486c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A simple and easy approach to produce polymeric microchips with integrated copper electrodes for capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) is described. Copper electrodes were fabricated using a printed circuit board (PCB) as an inexpensive thin-layer of metal. The electrode layout was first drawn and laser printed on a wax paper sheet. The toner layer deposited on the paper sheet was thermally transferred to the PCB surface working as a mask for wet chemical etching of the copper layer. After the etching step, the toner was removed with an acetonitrile-dampened cotton. A poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film coated with a thin thermo-sensitive adhesive layer was used to laminate the PCB plate providing an insulator layer of the electrodes to perform C4D measurements. Electrophoresis microchannels were fabricated in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) by soft lithography and reversibly sealed against the PET film. These hybrid PDMS/PET chips exhibited a stable electroosmotic mobility of 4.25 ± 0.04 × 10-4 V cm-2 s-1, at pH 6.1, over fifty runs. Efficiencies ranging from 1127 to 1690 theoretical plates were obtained for inorganic cations.
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- Wendell Karlos Tomazelli Coltro
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, 13566-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Kubáň P, Hauser PC. Capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection for microseparation techniques - recent developments. Electrophoresis 2010; 32:30-42. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ross D. Step width, spacing, and resolution in gradient elution moving boundary electrophoresis. Part 1. Theory and comparison with zone electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:3650-7. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Elbashir AA, Aboul-Enein HY. Applications of capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C4D) in pharmaceutical and biological analysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2010; 24:1038-44. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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