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  • Biotechnology
  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Selective chemical interactions on surfaces are crucial for various assays.
  • Current methods often lack spatial precision or multiplexing capabilities.
  • Developing advanced tools for controlled reagent delivery is essential for surface science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel microfluidic probe (MFP) device and method for selective chemical interactions with immersed substrates at the centimeter-scale.
  • To demonstrate the capability of sequential and simultaneous reagent delivery, as well as gradient creation on surfaces.
  • To showcase the application of this technology in multiplexed immunohistochemical analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing hydrodynamic flow confinement (HFC) to localize submicroliter liquid volumes on immersed surfaces with a microfluidic probe.
  • Developing three-layer glass-Si-glass probes with slit-aperture and aperture-array designs.
  • Performing non-contact scanning operations with convection-enhanced reaction kinetics.

Main Results:

  • Spatially defined, multiplexed surface interactions were achieved using the MFP.
  • Immunohistochemical analysis on human breast-cancer tissue microarray cores was successfully performed.
  • Specific antibody applications (α-p53, α-β-actin) were demonstrated on individual tissue cores with high spatial control and speed.

Conclusions:

  • The developed MFP device and HFC method enable efficient, selective, and multiplexed surface assays.
  • This technology facilitates sequential liquid presentation and centimeter-scale surface interactions.
  • The findings are expected to drive innovation in surface assay development and applications.