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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Microfluidics

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  • Microfluidic devices offer miniaturization and automation for immunoassays.
  • Capillary flow offers a simple, self-powered method for fluid manipulation.
  • Developing rapid, sensitive, and user-friendly immunoassay platforms is crucial for diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple, reliable, and self-powered capillary flow-driven microfluidic platform for microparticle-labeled immunoassays.
  • To demonstrate the platform's utility for quantifying mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI).
  • To achieve clinically relevant limits of detection (LOD) with minimal human intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Design and characterization of microchannel networks and sample access holes for controlled capillary flow.
  • Development of serial and parallel microfluidic platforms for direct and sandwich immunoassays.
  • Utilized microparticle-labeled detection antibodies for mouse IgG and cTnI detection.
  • Quantification of IgG using direct immunoassay and cTnI using sandwich immunoassay.
  • Measurement of association rate constants (Ka) to estimate assay times.

Main Results:

  • Successfully quantified mouse IgG with a limit of detection (LOD) of 30 pM.
  • Achieved a clinically relevant LOD of 4.2 pM for cardiac troponin I (cTnI) using a sandwich immunoassay.
  • Demonstrated that immunoassays can be completed in minutes using the proposed devices.
  • The platform is self-powered, requiring no external power source for fluidic manipulation.

Conclusions:

  • The developed capillary-driven microfluidic platform is effective for sensitive and rapid microparticle-labeled immunoassays.
  • The platform enables sample-in-answer-out capabilities for various targets when coupled with sensors.
  • This technology offers a promising solution for point-of-care diagnostics and high-throughput screening.