High-performance UV-curable epoxy resin-based microarray and microfluidic immunoassay devices

Biosens Bioelectron. 2009 Jun 15;24(10):2997-3002. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2009.03.006. Epub 2009 Mar 17.

Abstract

Immunoassay devices including microarray and microfluidic systems were fabricated with an UV-curable resin by a new economic approach, which can not only simply produce a 3-dimensional (3D) patterned structure, but also simultaneously introduce functional epoxide groups for efficient protein immobilization. The performance of the epoxy resin-based microarray was improved by optimization of printing buffer, probe concentration, and immobilization time, showing a detection dynamic range of 5 orders of magnitude and a limit of detection (LOD) of 10 pg mL(-1) for immunoglobulin G (IgG). The developed microfluidic immunoassay device demonstrates a LOD of 100 pg mL(-1) for IL-5 detection. The device can also be used to colorimetrically detect proteins via naked human eyes for immunoassays. This work provides a simple and inexpensive method to fabricate a sensitive immunoassay device, especially a 3D microfluidic system, which has great potential to develop a portable immunoassay device via human eye detection for point-of-care service and/or high throughput screening of infectious diseases.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / instrumentation
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Microarray Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Microarray Analysis / methods
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods
  • Protein Array Analysis / instrumentation
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Epoxy Resins
  • Immunoglobulin G