Nanosensors-Assisted quantitative analysis of biochemical processes in droplets
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Abstract
Here, we present a miniaturized lab-on-a-chip detecting system for an all-electric and label-free analysis of the emulsion droplets incorporating the nanoscopic silicon nanowires-based field-effect transistors (FETs). We specifically focus on the analysis of β-galactosidase e.g., activity, which is an important enzyme of the glycolysis metabolic pathway. Furthermore, the efficiency of the synthesis and action of β-galactosidase can be one of the markers for several diseases, e.g., cancer, hyper/hypoglycemia, cell senescence, or other disruptions in cell functioning. We measure the reaction and reaction kinetics-associated shift of the source-to-drain current Isd in the system, which is caused by the change of the ionic strength of the microenvironment. With these results, we demonstrate that the ion-sensitive FETs are able to sense the interior of the aqueous reactors; thus, the conjunction of miniature nanosensors and droplet-based microfluidic systems conceptually opens a new route toward a sensitive, optics-less analysis of biochemical processes.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 138 |
| Journal | Micromachines |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2020 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0002-9899-1409/work/142249218 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0003-1010-2791/work/175772236 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- Droplet-based microfluidics, Enzymatic reaction, Lab-on-a-chip, Nanosensor, Point-of-care diagnostics, Silicon nanowire-based field-effect transistor, ß-galactosidase assay